A comparison of attitudes among purchasers of imported fruit in Guangzhou and Urumqi, China

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-237

  Sun, Ximing ^a   Collins, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beliefs; China; Consumer behavior; Evaluation of beliefs; Imported fruit; Intended uses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHINA; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MARKETING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0347763816     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-3293(03)00062-4     Document Type: Article

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