Folic acid-benefits, risks, and food fortification

Cereal Foods World

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 206-208

  Jones, Julie Miller ^a  

^a ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD FORTIFICATION;

CEREAL PRODUCTS;

EID: 77955570689     PISSN: 01466283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/CFW-55-4-0206     Document Type: Article

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