Communicating dietary guidelines to a balking public

Nutrition Today

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-84

  Rowe, Sylvia ^a,c   Alexander, Nick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b International Food Information Council   (United States)

^c 1100 Connecticut Ave NW 1000 ^*  (United States)

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EID: 67650976759     PISSN: 0029666X     EISSN: 15389839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NT.0b013e31819df822     Document Type: Article

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