Obesity, social inequality and economic rationality: an overview

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Obesity, social inequality and economic rationality : an overview. / Dam, Thea; Jensen, Jørgen Dejgård; Kærgård, Niels.

In: Acta Agriculturæ Scandinavica C - Food Economics, Vol. 5, No. 3, 2008, p. 124-137.

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Dam, T, Jensen, JD & Kærgård, N 2008, 'Obesity, social inequality and economic rationality: an overview', Acta Agriculturæ Scandinavica C - Food Economics, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 124-137. https://doi.org/10.1080/16507540903034915

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Dam, T., Jensen, J. D., & Kærgård, N. (2008). Obesity, social inequality and economic rationality: an overview. Acta Agriculturæ Scandinavica C - Food Economics, 5(3), 124-137. https://doi.org/10.1080/16507540903034915

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Dam T, Jensen JD, Kærgård N. Obesity, social inequality and economic rationality: an overview. Acta Agriculturæ Scandinavica C - Food Economics. 2008;5(3):124-137. https://doi.org/10.1080/16507540903034915

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Dam, Thea ; Jensen, Jørgen Dejgård ; Kærgård, Niels. / Obesity, social inequality and economic rationality : an overview. In: Acta Agriculturæ Scandinavica C - Food Economics. 2008 ; Vol. 5, No. 3. pp. 124-137.

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