Determinants of Regular and Occasional Consumers' Intentions to Buy Organic Food

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 157-169

  Pino, Giovanni ^a   Peluso, Alessandro M ^a,b   Guido, Gianluigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b LUISS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

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EID: 84858633637     PISSN: 00220078     EISSN: 17456606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2012.01223.x     Document Type: Article

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