A qualitative study of the food-related experiences of rural village shop customers

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 108-115

  Scarpello, T ^a   Poland, Fiona ^b   Lambert, N ^a   Wakeman, T ^c  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c East Anglia Food Link   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Healthy eating; Qalitative; Rural; Shopping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAR; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; COMMERCE; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SUPPLY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62749161090     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2008.00940.x     Document Type: Article

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