Valuing the health benefits of a novel functional food

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-136

  Malla, Stavroula ^a   Hobbs, Jill E ^b   Perger, Orsolya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS;

EID: 33846927005     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: 17447976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2007.00083.x     Document Type: Review

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