Physician's advice affects adoption of desirable dietary behaviors

Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 318-330

  Loureiro, Maria L ^a   Nayga, Rodolfo M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34147173943     PISSN: 10587195     EISSN: 14679353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2007.00345.x     Document Type: Article

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