Application of health and taste attitude scales in serbia

British Food Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 840-860

  Grubor, Aleksandar ^a   Djokic, Nenad ^a   Djokic, Ines ^a   Kovac znidersic, Ruzica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Food consumers socio demographic characteristics; Health and Taste Attitude Scales; Self reported frequency of food consumption; Serbia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921804743     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/BFJ-11-2013-0330     Document Type: Article

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