Dynamics of obesity in Finland

Journal of Economic Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 644-657

  Halicioglu, Ferda ^a  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Causality; Cointegration; Finland; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886578990     PISSN: 01443585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JES-01-2012-0007     Document Type: Article

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