Cultural resistance to fast-food consumption? A study of youth in North Eastern Thailand

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 669-675

  Seubsman, Sam Ang ^a   Kelly, Matthew ^b   Yuthapornpinit, Pataraporn ^a   Sleigh, Adrian ^b  

^a SUKHOTHAI THAMMATHIRAT OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Culture; Fast food; Obesity; Thailand; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867371054     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2009.00795.x     Document Type: Article

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