Testing for habit formation in food commodity consumption patterns in cameroon

Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-30

  Tambi, N Emmanuel ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

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EID: 0032237231     PISSN: 08974438     EISSN: 15286983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J047v10n01_02     Document Type: Article

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