Vegetarianism and meat consumption: A comparison of attitudes and beliefs between vegetarian, semi-vegetarian, and omnivorous subjects in Belgium

@article{Mullee2017VegetarianismAM,
  title={Vegetarianism and meat consumption: A comparison of attitudes and beliefs between vegetarian, semi-vegetarian, and omnivorous subjects in Belgium},
  author={Amy Mullee and L Vermeire and B. Vanaelst and Patrick Mullie and Peter Deriemaeker and Tobias Leenaert and Stefaan De Henauw and Aoibheann Dunne and Marc J. Gunter and Peter Clarys and Inge Huybrechts},
  journal={Appetite},
  year={2017},
  volume={114},
  pages={299-305}
}
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