Predicting hygienic food handling behaviour: Modelling the health action process approach

British Food Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1216-1229

  Mullan, Barbara A ^a   Wong, Cara L ^a   O'Moore, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Food controls; Food safety; Hygiene

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349302633     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070701011088205     Document Type: Article

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