Understanding the factors related to concerns over generically engineered food products: Are national differences real?

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 266-276

  Kolodinsky, Jane ^a   DeSisto, Thomas Patrick ^a   Labrecque, Joanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Concern; Food; Genetically engineered; GMO; Health

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750567585     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1470-6431.2003.00320.x     Document Type: Article

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