Health care reform in action - Calorie labeling goes national

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 362, Issue 25, 2010, Pages 2343-2345

  Nestle, Marion ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIC INTAKE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 77953943992     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1003814     Document Type: Short Survey

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