The paradoxical food buying behaviour of parents: Insights from the UK and Australia

British Food Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 387-398

  Noble, Gary ^a   Stead, Martine ^b   Jones, Sandra ^a   McDermott, Laura ^b   McVie, Danielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Children (age groups); Consumer behaviour; Obesity; Parents; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249042893     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/0070700710746795     Document Type: Article

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