Shopping for food: Lessons from a London borough

British Food Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 452-474

  Bowyer, Sarah ^a   Caraher, Martin ^b   Eilbert, Kay ^c   Carr Hill, Roy ^d  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Mile End Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communities; Consumer behaviour; England; Food products; Prices; Shopping

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349248599     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700910957294     Document Type: Article

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