Calories, obesity and health in OECD countries

Applied Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 26, 2011, Pages 3919-3929

  Mazzocchi, Mario ^a   Traill, W Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DIET; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH STATUS; OBESITY; OECD; OPTIMIZATION; SOCIAL IMPACT;

EID: 79961081090     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036841003742587     Document Type: Article

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