'Objection' mapping in determining group and individual concerns regarding genetic engineering

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-79

  Frewer, L J ^a   Hedderley, D ^a,b   Howard, C ^a   Shepherd, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Statistical Society

Author keywords

Genetic engineering; Public attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002520781     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007331524432     Document Type: Article

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