Food safety knowledge, perceptions, and behaviors among middle school students

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 71-76

  Haapala, Irja ^a,b   Probart, Claudia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Behavior; Food safety; Knowledge; Perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 1942438990     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60136-X     Document Type: Article

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