Testing a model of perceived food quality determinants

Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-33

  Alonso, M Aránzazu Sulé ^a   Gallego, Pablo A Muñoz ^b   Mangin, Jean Pierre Lévy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Image dimension; Perceived food quality; Regression analysis; Tangible dimension

Indexed keywords

EID: 25644436353     PISSN: 08974438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J047v17n01_02     Document Type: Article

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