The impact of food-related values on food purchase behavior and the mediating role of attitudes: A swiss study

Psychology and Marketing

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 765-778

  Hauser, Mirjam ^a   Nussbeck, Fridtjof W ^b   Jonas, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 84880708130     PISSN: 07426046     EISSN: 15206793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mar.20644     Document Type: Article

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