Hunger or Illness? a trade-off on fertilizer use

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 166; p. 112432
• Main Authors: Ai, Hongshan, Fan, Bo, Zhou, Zhengqing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Fertilizer; Medical expenditure; Rural China; Medical expenditure; Rural China; Fertilizer

•This paper estimates the relationship between the fertilizer application and medical expenditure.•We identify the effects of fertilizer by distinguishing the food crop and economic crop.•We found that drinking water is one of the channels for disease, and drinking safe water can reduce medical expe...