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MeSH Heading: Food, Formulated
Tree Number(s): G07.203.300.525.350; J02.500.525.350
Unique ID: D005526
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005526
Annotation: INFANT FORMULA and INFANT FOOD are also available; do not confuse with FOOD, FORTIFIED which emphasizes addition of essential nutrients
Scope Note: Food and dietary formulations including elemental (chemically defined formula) diets, synthetic and semisynthetic diets, space diets, weight-reduction formulas, tube-feeding diets, complete liquid diets, and supplemental liquid and solid diets.
Entry Term(s): Chemically Defined Diet; Diet, Chemically Defined; Diet, Elemental; Diet, Formula; Diet, Synthetic; Dietary Formulations; Synthetic Diet
Previous Indexing: Food (1966-1971); specific food (1966-1971)
See Also: Parenteral Nutrition Solutions
Public MeSH Note: 80; was FOOD, ARTIFICIAL 1979; was FOOD, ARTIFICIAL see under FOOD 1975-78
Online Note: use FOOD, FORMULATED to search FOOD, ARTIFICIAL & FOODS, ARTIFICIAL 1972-79 (as Prov 1972-74)
History Note: 80; was FOOD, ARTIFICIAL 1979; was FOOD, ARTIFICIAL see under FOOD 1973-78 (Prov 1973-74); was FOODS, ARTIFICIAL 1972 (Prov)
Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2014/10/14

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supply & distribution (SD)

toxicity (TO)

virology (VI)

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