Customer health perceptions of selected fast-food restaurants according to their nutritional knowledge and health consciousness

Journal of Foodservice Business Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 68-84

  Hwang, JungJin ^a   Cranage, David ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fast food; Health consciousness; Health perceptions; Nutrition knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952520273     PISSN: 15378020     EISSN: 15378039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15378021003781174     Document Type: Article

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