Consumers' awareness, acceptance and attitudes towards functional foods in Turkey

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 628-635

  Büyükkaragöz, Aylin ^a   Bas, Murat ^a   Sağlam, Duygu ^a   Cengiz, Şaziye Ecem ^a  

^a ACIBADEM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Concumer attitudes; Consumer acceptance; Consumer awareness; Functional food; Turkish consumers

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027944818     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijcs.12134     Document Type: Article

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