Perceived risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy and dietary behavior

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 373-381

  Weitkunat, Rolf ^a   Pottgiesser C ^a   Meyer, N ^b   Crispin, A ^a   Fischer, R ^b   Schotten, K ^a   Kerr, J ^a   Uberla K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b University of Munich ^*

Author keywords

BSE; Creutzfeldt Jacob disease; Dietary behavior; Health belief model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MEAT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATTLE; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GERMANY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0037957147     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/13591053030083007     Document Type: Article

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