Weighing in on fast food consumption: The effects of meal and calorie disclosures on consumer fast food evaluations

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 431-462

  Tangari, Andrea Heintz ^b   Burton, Scot ^a   Howlett, Elizabeth ^a   Cho, Yoon Na ^a   Thyroff, Anastasia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77956425218     PISSN: 00220078     EISSN: 17456606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2010.01177.x     Document Type: Article

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