Case study on nutrition labelling policy-making in Canada

Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 85-92

  Vogel, Ellen M ^a   Burt, Sandra D ^b   Church, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; FOOD LABELING; NUTRITION POLICY; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 77953220579     PISSN: 14863847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3148/71.2.2010.85     Document Type: Article

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