Quality assurance and the consumer: A conjoint study

British Food Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 148-162

  Walley, Keith ^a   Parsons, Stephen ^a   Bland, Maggie ^a  

^a HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conjoint analysis; Meat; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986076232     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070709910261936     Document Type: Article

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