Factors influencing intentions to take precautions to avoid consuming food containing dairy products: Expanding the theory of planned behaviour

British Food Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 919-933

  lu, Hung Yi ^a   Hou, Hsin Ya ^b   Dzwo, Tzong Horng ^c   wu, Yi Chen ^d   Andrews, James E ^e   Weng, Shao Ting ^a   Lin, Mei Chun ^a   lu, Jun Ying ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Consumer behaviour; Dairy products; Students; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956844274     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070701011074318     Document Type: Article

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