Determinants of consumers' dietary behaviour for health-enhancing foods

British Food Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 4-16

  Bogue, Joe ^a   Coleman, Thérèse ^a   Sorenson, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Diet; Health foods; Quantitative methods

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONSUMER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIETARY INTAKE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEDICAL RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 19944400078     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700510573168     Document Type: Article

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