Factors Predicting Likelihood of Eating Irradiated Meat

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-105

  Crowley, Olga V ^a   Marquette, Jeanne ^b   Reddy, Diane ^c   Fleming, Raymond ^c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 84872649209     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.00984.x     Document Type: Article

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