The Regulation of Street Foods: Experiences of Front-Line Regulators in Ghana

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The Regulation of Street Foods : Experiences of Front-Line Regulators in Ghana. / Forkour, John Boulard; Samuelsen, Helle; Yeboah, Eric Henry; Rheinländer, Thilde; Akuoko, Kofi Osel.

In: Urban Forum, Vol. 28, No. 3, 03.05.2017, p. 251–269.

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Harvard

Forkour, JB, Samuelsen, H, Yeboah, EH, Rheinländer, T & Akuoko, KO 2017, 'The Regulation of Street Foods: Experiences of Front-Line Regulators in Ghana', Urban Forum, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 251–269. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-017-9309-0

APA

Forkour, J. B., Samuelsen, H., Yeboah, E. H., Rheinländer, T., & Akuoko, K. O. (2017). The Regulation of Street Foods: Experiences of Front-Line Regulators in Ghana. Urban Forum, 28(3), 251–269. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-017-9309-0

Vancouver

Forkour JB, Samuelsen H, Yeboah EH, Rheinländer T, Akuoko KO. The Regulation of Street Foods: Experiences of Front-Line Regulators in Ghana. Urban Forum. 2017 May 3;28(3):251–269. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-017-9309-0

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Forkour, John Boulard ; Samuelsen, Helle ; Yeboah, Eric Henry ; Rheinländer, Thilde ; Akuoko, Kofi Osel. / The Regulation of Street Foods : Experiences of Front-Line Regulators in Ghana. In: Urban Forum. 2017 ; Vol. 28, No. 3. pp. 251–269.

Bibtex

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