Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of a health claim related to DHA and contribution to normal brain development pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006

EFSA Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

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Author keywords

brain development; children; DHA; docosahexaenoic acid; health claims

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EID: 85078377874     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3840     Document Type: Article

References (4)

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