The British 2001 Foot and Mouth crisis: A comparative study of public risk perceptions, trust and beliefs about government policy in two communities

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-90

  Poortinga, Wouter ^a   Bickerstaff, Karen ^a   Langford, Ian ^a   Niewöhner, Jörg ^a   Pidgeon, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYS;

BELIEFS; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HEALTH IMPACTS; PUBLIC RISK PERCEPTIONS; TRUST;

RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 1042300918     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1366987042000151205     Document Type: Article

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