Food prices and blood cholesterol

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-107

  Rahkovsky, Ilya ^a   Gregory, Christian A ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood cholesterol; Cardiovascular disease; Food prices; Food subsidy; Food tax

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNED FOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FOOD PRICE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GRAIN; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MILK; NORMAL HUMAN; TAX; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FOOD; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84870252828     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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