Awareness of foodborne pathogens among US consumers

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 401-412

  Lin, Chung Tung Jordan ^a   Jensen, Kimberly L ^b   Yen, Steven T ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer awareness; Foodborne pathogens; Multivariate probit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; CAMPYLOBACTER; CONSUMER; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LISTERIA; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PERCEPTION; SALMONELLA; UNITED STATES;

CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 17544364431     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2004.07.001     Document Type: Article

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