Overcoming the dependent variable problem in studying food policy

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Overcoming the dependent variable problem in studying food policy. / Candel, Jeroen; Daugbjerg, Carsten.

In: Food Security, Vol. 12, No. 1, 2020, p. 169–178.

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Candel, J & Daugbjerg, C 2020, 'Overcoming the dependent variable problem in studying food policy', Food Security, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 169–178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-019-00991-2

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Candel, J., & Daugbjerg, C. (2020). Overcoming the dependent variable problem in studying food policy. Food Security, 12(1), 169–178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-019-00991-2

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Candel J, Daugbjerg C. Overcoming the dependent variable problem in studying food policy. Food Security. 2020;12(1):169–178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-019-00991-2

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Candel, Jeroen ; Daugbjerg, Carsten. / Overcoming the dependent variable problem in studying food policy. In: Food Security. 2020 ; Vol. 12, No. 1. pp. 169–178.

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