The effect of changes in availability on food selection at different levels of deprivation

Psychological Record

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 529-541

  Belke, Terry W ^a   Kwan, Tammi Y ^b  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034375673     PISSN: 00332933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03395369     Document Type: Article

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