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Profiling consumers who are ready to adopt insects as a meat substitute in a Western society

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ID23329657
AuthorsWim Verbeke (0000-0002-9967-7104, Ghent University, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume39
Pages147-155
Publication date2015-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFood Quality and Preference (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0950-3293 • E-ISSN: 1873-6343
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.foodqual.2014.07.008
OpenAlexW2123069432
LanguageEN
Citations received84
References cited40

Biology · Business · Consumption (sociology) · Logistic regression · Neophobia · Odds · Odds ratio · Ordered logit · Statistics · Animal and Plant Science Education · Demography · Ecology · Environmental Sustainability in Business · Food Science · Insect Utilization and Effects · Mathematics · Psychology

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