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Healthy Competition to Support Healthy Eating? An Investigation of Fruit and Vegetable Pricing in UK Supermarkets

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  • Hao Lan & Paul W. Dobson, 2017. "Healthy Competition to Support Healthy Eating? An Investigation of Fruit and Vegetable Pricing in UK Supermarkets," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 68(3), pages 881-900, September.
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