Factors that influence purchase intent and perceptions of genetically modified foods among Argentine consumers

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 559-567

  Mucci, Andrea ^a   Hough, Guillermo ^a   Ziliani, Cesar ^a  

^a Inst Sup Exp Tecnol Alimentaria   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Consumer and drop off; Genetic modified foods; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD QUALITY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MARKET; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ARGENTINA (FISH);

EID: 2642556240     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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