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Development of food acceptance patterns in the first years of life

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 April 2008

Leann L. Birch
Leann L. Birch*
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Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Graduate Program in Nutrition, 211 Henderson Building South, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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*Corresponding author: Dr Leann L. Birch, fax +1 814 863 7963, email llb15@psu.edu
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 57 , Issue 4 , November 1998 , pp. 617 - 624
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