“‘Organics’ are good, but we don’t know exactly what the term means!”: Trust and knowledge in organic consumption

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“‘Organics’ are good, but we don’t know exactly what the term means!” : Trust and knowledge in organic consumption. / Thorsøe, Martin Hvarregaard; Christensen, Tove; Povlsen, Karen Klitgaard.

I: Food, Culture and Society, Bind 19, Nr. 4, 2016, s. 681-704 .

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Thorsøe, MH, Christensen, T & Povlsen, KK 2016, '“‘Organics’ are good, but we don’t know exactly what the term means!”: Trust and knowledge in organic consumption', Food, Culture and Society, bind 19, nr. 4, s. 681-704 . https://doi.org/10.1080/15528014.2016.1243767

APA

Thorsøe, M. H., Christensen, T., & Povlsen, K. K. (2016). “‘Organics’ are good, but we don’t know exactly what the term means!”: Trust and knowledge in organic consumption. Food, Culture and Society, 19(4), 681-704 . https://doi.org/10.1080/15528014.2016.1243767

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Thorsøe MH, Christensen T, Povlsen KK. “‘Organics’ are good, but we don’t know exactly what the term means!”: Trust and knowledge in organic consumption. Food, Culture and Society. 2016;19(4):681-704 . https://doi.org/10.1080/15528014.2016.1243767

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Thorsøe, Martin Hvarregaard ; Christensen, Tove ; Povlsen, Karen Klitgaard. / “‘Organics’ are good, but we don’t know exactly what the term means!” : Trust and knowledge in organic consumption. I: Food, Culture and Society. 2016 ; Bind 19, Nr. 4. s. 681-704 .

Bibtex

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