Consumer risk perceptions toward agricultural biotechnology, self-protection, and food demand: The case of milk in the United States

Risk Analysis

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 973-984

  Zepeda, Lydia ^a   Douthitt, Robin ^a   You, So Ye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural biotechnology; Demand; Risk perceptions

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DAIRY PRODUCTS; ECONOMICS; MARKETING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ECONOMETRIC SYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING;

GROWTH HORMONE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; MILK; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RISK PERCEPTION;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONSUMER; FOOD INTAKE; MILK; PACKAGING; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATTLE; FOOD; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MILK; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERCEPTION; RISK; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141593537     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1539-6924.00374     Document Type: Article

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