Consumer concerns about food safety in Australia and Japan

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 724-742

  Smith, Dominic ^a   Riethmuller, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Consumer attitudes; Economics; Food; Japan; Safety; Sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010982904     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068299910227237     Document Type: Article

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