Consumer perceptions of poultry meat: a qualitative analysis

Nutrition & Food Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 122-129

  Kennedy, O B ^a   Stewart Knox, B J ^a   Mitchell, P C ^a   Thurnham, D I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Consumers; Food products; Meat; Poultry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986085978     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346650410536746     Document Type: Article

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