Digesting the message about contaminants and country foods in the Canadian North: A review and recommendations for future research and action

Arctic

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-114

  Furgal, C M ^a   Powell, S ^b   Myers, H ^b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication research; Comprehension; Country traditional foods; Environmental contaminants; Environmental health; Evaluation; Health; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 22844446153     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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