Students' food safety concerns and choice of eating place in Ghana

Food Control

Volumn 43, Issue , 2014, Pages 135-141

  Adam, Issahaku ^a   Hiamey, Stephen Edem ^a   Afenyo, Ewoenam Afua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Bush canteen; Concerns; Eating place; Food safety; Restaurant; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897451053     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.03.005     Document Type: Article

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