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The effects of fermentation and/or vacuum flask storage on the presence of coliforms in complementary foods prepared for Ghanaian children

J.E. Kimmons, K.H. Brown, A. Lartey, E. Collison, P.P.A. Mensah, K.G. Dewey Department of Nutrition and Program in International Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 8669, USA; Department of Nutrition and Food Science; Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, PO Box 25, Legon, Ghana
Pages 195-201 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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