Odors and consumer behavior in a restaurant

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 335-339

  Guéguen, Nicolas ^a   Petr, Christine ^b  

^a Centre Hospitalier de Vannes   (France)

^b IUT de Saint Brieuc   (France)

Author keywords

Consumer behavior; Fragrance; Odors; Purchasing behavior; Time latency

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745639059     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2005.04.007     Document Type: Article

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