Impact of nutrition knowledge on behaviour towards health claims on foodstuffs

British Food Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 753-765

  Lalor, Fiona ^a   Kennedy, Jean ^a   Wall, Patrick G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Diet; Health foods; Ireland; Nutrition; Promotional methods

Indexed keywords

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 79958709857     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070701111140098     Document Type: Article

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