Consumer purchase probability affected by attitude towards low-fat foods, liking, private body consciousness and information on fat and price

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 137-143

  Solheim, Ragnhild ^a   Lawless, Harry T ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b Plant Breeding and Genetics Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science   (United States)

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EID: 0030484430     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0950-3293(95)00045-3     Document Type: Article

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