Food supply, nutrition and trade policy: Reversal of an import ban on Turkey tails

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 723-725

  Thow, Anne Marie ^a   Reeve, Erica ^b   Naseri, Take ^c   Martyn, Tim ^d   Bollars, Caroline ^e  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Ministry of Health   (Samoa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; DIET; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; NOTE; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAMOA; ANIMAL; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FAT INTAKE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; COMMERCE; DIET; DIETARY FATS; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH POLICY; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SAMOA; TURKEYS;

EID: 85030692822     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.17.192468     Document Type: Note

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