Examining the relationship between product package colour and product selection in preschoolers

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 17, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 615-621

  Marshall, David ^a   Stuart, Mark ^a   Bell, Rick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b US Army Natick RD and E Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Colour preference; Packaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747340004     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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