Acceptance of functional foods: A comparison of French, American, and French Canadian consumers

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 647-661

  Labrecque, JoAnne ^a   Doyon, Maurice ^b,c   Bellavance, François ^a   Kolodinsky, Jane ^d  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INRA University Pierre Mendes France   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

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EID: 33750546026     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: 17447976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2006.00071.x     Document Type: Article

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