Consumer perception of beneficial effects of probiotics for human health

Beneficial Microbes

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 117-121

  Rijkers, G T ^a,b   Bimmel, D ^a   Grevers, D ^a   den Haan, N ^a   Hristova, Y ^a  

^a Roosevelt Academy   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Consumer perception; Health effects; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84875273473     PISSN: 18762883     EISSN: 18762891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/BM2012.0050     Document Type: Article

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