Global infant formula: Monitoring and regulating the impacts to protect human health

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Kent, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby foods; Food system; Human rights; Infant formula; Nutritional adequacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924865250     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13006-014-0020-7     Document Type: Article

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