Factors affecting the probability of choosing a risky diet

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 291-303

  Finke, Michael S ^a   Huston, Sandra J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet choice; Risk; Time preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043077656     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025499322428     Document Type: Article

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