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Motives underlying food consumption in the Western Balkans: consumers’ profiles and public health strategies

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  • Julie Mardon
  • Elise Thiel
  • Martine Laniau
  • Siet Sijtsema
  • Karin Zimmermann
  • Dominique Barjolle

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Western Balkan consumers differ in the importance they attach to health and natural content and weight control. This insight is needed to target interventions. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2015

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  • Julie Mardon & Elise Thiel & Martine Laniau & Siet Sijtsema & Karin Zimmermann & Dominique Barjolle, 2015. "Motives underlying food consumption in the Western Balkans: consumers’ profiles and public health strategies," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 60(5), pages 517-526, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:60:y:2015:i:5:p:517-526
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-015-0684-9
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