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Influences on adolescent food choice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2007

Richard Shepherd  and
Catherine M. Dennison
Richard Shepherd
Affiliation:
Institute of Food Research, Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road, Reading, RG6 6BZ
Catherine M. Dennison
Affiliation:
Institute of Food Research, Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road, Reading, RG6 6BZ
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Symposium on ‘Adolescent Nutrition: Are We Doing Enough?’
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 55 , Issue 1B , March 1996 , pp. 345 - 357
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