A model of consumers' risk perceptions toward recombinant bovine growth hormone (rbGH): The impact of risk characteristics

Risk Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 661-673

  Grobe, Deana ^a   Douthitt, Robin ^b   Zepeda, Lydia ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ordered probit; Outrage factors; RbGH; Risk characteristics; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; FOOD RELATED BIOTECHNOLOGY; MILK; OUTRAGE FACTORS; RECOMBINANT BOVINE GROWTH HORMONE; RISK CHARACTERISTICS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DAIRY PRODUCTS; HORMONES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTION; SALES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE;

HEALTH RISK; HORMONE; MODELING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ATTITUDE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATTLE; DATA COLLECTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MILK; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERCEPTION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0033178110     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007085603876     Document Type: Article

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