Trading regulations and health foods

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7683, 2008, Pages 1366-

  Lean, M E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIBUTRAMINE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; EDITORIAL; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; LAW; MARKETING; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUACKERY;

COMMERCE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH FOOD; LEGISLATION, FOOD;

EID: 57749177922     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a2408     Document Type: Editorial

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