Malnutrition and the role of the soft drink industry in improving child health in sub-Saharan Africa

Pediatrics

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Wojcicki, Janet M ^a   Heyman, Melvin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNDERWEIGHT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION;

EID: 78649648915     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-0461     Document Type: Note

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