Consumers' intent: In the organic food market

Journal of Food Products Marketing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 17-38

  Lodorfos, George N ^a   Dennis, June ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumers' behaviour; Consumers' intent; Organic food; Organic products; Theory of Planned Behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649972488     PISSN: 10454446     EISSN: 15404102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10454440801918218     Document Type: Article

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