Determinants of vegetarianism and meat consumption frequency in Ireland

Economic and Social Review

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 407-436

  Leahy, Eimear ^a   Lyons, Seán ^b   Tol, Richard S J ^b,c  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LIFESTYLE; LOGIT ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

IRELAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 83755186416     PISSN: 00129984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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