Consumer food safety knowledge, practices, and demographic differences: Findings from a meta-analysis

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1884-1894

  Patil, Sumeet R ^a   Cates, Sheryl ^a   Morales, Roberta ^a,b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SAFETY; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 26044436837     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.9.1884     Document Type: Article

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