Study on the factors influencing the consumption of safe vegetables in Hochiminh City, Vietnam

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1986-1992

  Hoang, Hai ^a   Nakayasu, Akira ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Consumption; Hochiminh; Households; Safe vegetables

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION; FOOD POISONING; HOCHIMINH; HOUSEHOLDS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTOR; VIET NAM; VIETNAMESE;

COSTS; EDUCATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

VEGETABLES;

EID: 33749639875     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2006.1986.1992     Document Type: Article

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