Adult obesity and the price and availability of food in the United States

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 378-384

  Powell, Lisa M ^a   Han, Euna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; OBESITY; PRICE DYNAMICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960042601     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aaq106     Document Type: Conference Paper

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