Coming to a restaurant near you? Potential consumer responses to nutrition information disclosure on menus

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 494-503

  Howlett, Elizabeth A ^a   Burton, Scot ^a   Bates, Kenneth ^b   Huggins, Kyle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67449149117     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/598799     Document Type: Article

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