Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption: A cost-effectiveness analysis of public policies

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-73

  Dallongeville, Jean ^a   Dauchet, Luc ^a   De Mouzon, Olivier ^b   Réquillart, Vincent ^c   Soler, Louis Georges ^d  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^c Toulouse School of Economics   (France)

^d INRA ALISS   (France)

Author keywords

cost effectiveness analysis; economic modelling; fruit and vegetables; health impact assessment; health policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET; ECONOMICS; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEOPLASM; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAX; VEGETABLE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET; FRUIT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEOPLASMS; TAXES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 79251501708     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq013     Document Type: Article

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