Melamine and the global implications of food contamination

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 359, Issue 26, 2008, Pages 2745-2748

  Ingelfinger, Julie R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MELAMINE;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; CATERING SERVICE; CHINA; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SINGAPORE; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES; VIET NAM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 58149096126     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp0808410     Document Type: Article

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