Consumers' use of nutritional labels while food shopping and at home

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 106-120

  Nayga Jr , Rodolfo M ^a   Lipinski, Daria ^b   Savur, Nitin ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032399564     PISSN: 00220078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1998.tb00402.x     Document Type: Article

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