Encouraging healthy eating at restaurants: Themes uncovered through focus group research

Services Marketing Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 334-347

  Jones, Cathleen S ^a  

^a ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calories; Focus groups; Health icons; Health information; Menu; Restaurant

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954095958     PISSN: 15332969     EISSN: 15332977     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332969.2010.486695     Document Type: Article

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