The gender gap in food choice motives as determinants of consumers' attitudes toward GM foods in Taiwan

British Food Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 697-709

  Chen, Mei Fang ^a  

^a TATUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Food additives; Gender; Genes; Genetic modification; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958724999     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070701111140052     Document Type: Article

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