Predicting consumer risk perceptions towards pesticide residue: A logistic analysis

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 793-796

  Govindasamy, Ramu ^a   Italia, John ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERCEPTION; PESTICIDE; RISK PERCEPTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032461437     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135048598354050     Document Type: Article

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