Food additives and children's behaviour: Evidence-based policy at the margins of certainty

Journal of Children's Services

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 4-13

  Stevenson, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based policy; Food additives; Hyperactivity; Precautionary principle

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952157366     PISSN: 17466660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17466660200900008     Document Type: Article

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