Consumer attitudes and opinions toward functional foods: A focus group study

Journal of Sensory Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 514-525

  Barrios, Edith X ^a   Bayarri, Sara ^a   Carbonell, Inmaculada ^a   Izquierdo, Luis ^a   Costell, Elvira ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

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EID: 48849102260     PISSN: 08878250     EISSN: 1745459X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-459X.2008.00169.x     Document Type: Article

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