Informational effects of nutrient intake determinants on cholesterol consumption

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 110-125

  Variyam, Jayachandran N ^a   Blaylock, James ^a   Smallwood, David ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Health inputs; Health production; Nutrient demand; Nutrition knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032362472     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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