Attitudes and intentions toward purchasing novel foods enriched with omega-3 fatty acids

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 235-241

  Patch, Craig S ^a   Tapsell, Linda C ^a   Williams, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Functional foods; Omega 3 fatty acids; Theory of Planned Behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944486722     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60277-7     Document Type: Article

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