Will consumers accept irradiated food products?

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 178-185

  Nayga, Rodolfo M ^a   Poghosyan, Arsen ^a   Nichols, John P ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer acceptance; Consumer behaviour; Food irradiation; Food safety; Ordered probit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992658625     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2003.00362.x     Document Type: Article

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