WTP estimates of the societal costs of U.S. food-borne illness

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1183-1188

  Roberts, Tanya ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOOD SAFETY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37149010498     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2007.01081.x     Document Type: Article

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