A theoretical and empirical investigation of nutritional label use

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 293-304

  Drichoutis, Andreas C ^a   Lazaridis, Panagiotis ^a   Nayga Jr , Rodolfo M ^b   Kapsokefalou, Maria ^a   Chryssochoidis, George ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Health; Nutrition information; Nutrition knowledge; Nutritional labelling; Theoretical model; Utility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; DIETARY INTAKE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MODEL; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CAREER CHOICE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 46949108877     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-007-0077-y     Document Type: Article

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