Smoke and mirrors: Nutrition content claims used to market unhealthy food

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-64

  Kelly, Bridget ^a   Hattersley, Libby ^a   King, Lesley ^a   Flood, Vicki ^b  

^a Medical Foundation Building   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 77956116421     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: 17470080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2008.01320.x     Document Type: Letter

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