Risk Perception, Behavior, and Consumer Response to Genetically Modified Organisms: Toward Understanding American and European Public Reaction

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1371-1388

  Nelson, Carl H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0035531464     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00027640121956737     Document Type: Article

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