Creative Destruction, Economic Insecurity, Stress, and Epidemic Obesity

American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 936-982

  Wisman, Jon D ^a   Capehart, Kevin W ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77955061418     PISSN: 00029246     EISSN: 15367150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.2010.00728.x     Document Type: Article

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