Attitudes towards the use of GMOs in food production and their impact on buying intention: The role of positive sensory experience

Agribusiness

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 95-107

  Grunert, Klaus G ^a   Bech Larsen, Tino ^a   Lähteenmäki, Liisa ^b   Ueland, Øydis ^c   Åström, Annika ^d  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c NORWEGIAN FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^d SIK THE SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 24044555800     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.10086     Document Type: Article

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