The provision of trans fat information and its interaction with consumer knowledge

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 163-176

  Kozup, John ^a   Burton, Scot ^b   Creyer, Elizabeth H ^b  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 33646194164     PISSN: 00220078     EISSN: 17456606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2006.00050.x     Document Type: Review

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