Beyond melamine: More reasons not to use animal milk in infant feeding

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 397-399

  Greiner, Ted ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MILK; NUTRITIVE VALUE; TRIAZINES;

EID: 73649111733     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334409342404     Document Type: Note

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