Food and health: Can economics contribute to improved outcomes?

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 220-227

  Unnevehr, Laurian J ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH POLICY; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872698617     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aas103     Document Type: Conference Paper

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