Endogenous Food Quality and Bodyweight Trend

Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research

Volumn 17, Issue , 2006, Pages 3-21

  Liu, Liqun ^a   Rettenmaier, Andrew J ^a   Saving, Thomas R ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; DIET; ECONOMICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; HUMAN; INCOME; REVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BODY WEIGHT; DIET; FOOD; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INCOME; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 33947276205     PISSN: 07312199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0731-2199(06)17001-6     Document Type: Review

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