Analysis of Italian consumer preferences for beef

New Medit

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 66-72

  Scozzafava, Gabriele ^a   Casini, Leonardo ^a   Contini, Caterina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beef; Choice model; Consumer preferences; Italy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899550589     PISSN: 15945685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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