Encouraging children to eat more healthily: The influence of packaging

Journal of Consumer Behaviour

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 161-168

  Pires, Carla ^a   Agante, Luísa ^a  

^a NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

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EID: 79959717834     PISSN: 14720817     EISSN: 14791838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cb.362     Document Type: Article

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