Impact of consumers' health beliefs, health involvement and risk perception on fish consumption: A study in five European countries

British Food Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 898-915

  Pieniak, Zuzanna ^a   Verbeke, Wim ^a   Scholderer, Joachim ^b   Brunsø, Karen ^b   Olsen, Svein Ottar ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Consumer risk; Fish (food); Personal health

Indexed keywords

EID: 52449088837     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700810900602     Document Type: Article

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