The demand for nutrients in China

Frontiers of Economics in China

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 186-206

  Tian, Xu ^a   Yu, Xiaohua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

China; income elasticity; nutrients; nutritional improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894024675     PISSN: 16733444     EISSN: 16733568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3868/s060-002-013-0009-9     Document Type: Article

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