Consumer concerns about food and health: Examination of general and specific relationships with personal values and demographics

British Food Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1106-1118

  Worsley, Anthony ^a   Lea, Emma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Consumer behaviour; Consumers; Demographics; Food products; Personal health

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349116755     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700810918018     Document Type: Article

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