1.19850+ billion mouths to feed: Food linguistics and cross-cultural, cross-“national” food consumption habits in China

British Food Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 33-44

  Swanson, Lauren A ^a  

^a Chinese University of Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84986014494     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070709610131357     Document Type: Article

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