Public perceptions of everyday food hazards: A psychometric study

Risk Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 487-500

  Fife Schaw, Chris ^a   Rowe, Gene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

focus groups; food risks; psychometric paradigm; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMMUNICATION; FOOD PRODUCTS; HEALTH HAZARDS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUBLIC POLICY; PUBLIC RISKS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

FOOD HAZARDS; FOOD RISKS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRIC STUDY; PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS; RISK COMMUNICATION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030220310     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1996.tb01095.x     Document Type: Article

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