The modernisation of Nordic eating: studying changes and stabilities in eating patterns

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The modernisation of Nordic eating : studying changes and stabilities in eating patterns. / Holm, Lotte; Ekström, Marianne Pipping; Gronow, Jukka; Kjærnes, Unni; Lund, Thomas Bøker; Mäkelä, Johanna; Niva, Mari.

In: Anthropology of Food, No. S7, 2012, p. 2-14.

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Holm, L, Ekström, MP, Gronow, J, Kjærnes, U, Lund, TB, Mäkelä, J & Niva, M 2012, 'The modernisation of Nordic eating: studying changes and stabilities in eating patterns', Anthropology of Food, no. S7, pp. 2-14. <http://aof.revues.org/6997>

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Holm, L., Ekström, M. P., Gronow, J., Kjærnes, U., Lund, T. B., Mäkelä, J., & Niva, M. (2012). The modernisation of Nordic eating: studying changes and stabilities in eating patterns. Anthropology of Food, (S7), 2-14. http://aof.revues.org/6997

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Holm L, Ekström MP, Gronow J, Kjærnes U, Lund TB, Mäkelä J et al. The modernisation of Nordic eating: studying changes and stabilities in eating patterns. Anthropology of Food. 2012;(S7):2-14.

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Holm, Lotte ; Ekström, Marianne Pipping ; Gronow, Jukka ; Kjærnes, Unni ; Lund, Thomas Bøker ; Mäkelä, Johanna ; Niva, Mari. / The modernisation of Nordic eating : studying changes and stabilities in eating patterns. In: Anthropology of Food. 2012 ; No. S7. pp. 2-14.

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