Consumer reaction to beef safety scares

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 18-35

  Saghaian, Sayed H ^a   Reed, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Consumer behavior; Food safety; Japan

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947167206     PISSN: 15592448     EISSN: 15592448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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