Multidimensional analysis of consumerperceived risk in chicken meat

Nutrition & Food Science

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 219-226

  Yeung, Ruth M w ^a   Yee, Wallace M s ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Food; Meat; Safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986120903     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346650210454208     Document Type: Article

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