Consumer response to information about a functional food product: Apples enriched with antioxidants

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 325-341

  Markosyan, Armenak ^a   McCluskey, Jill J ^b   Wahl, Thomas I ^c  

^a Econ One Research Inc   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68849085106     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: 17447976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2009.01154.x     Document Type: Article

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