Public understanding of food risks in four European countries: A qualitative study

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 523-527

  Green, Judith M ^a   Draper, Alizon K ^b   Dowler, Elizabeth A ^c   Fele, Giolo ^d   Hagenhoff, Vera ^e   Rusanen, Maria ^f   Rusanen, Timo ^f  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

BSE; Focus groups; Food risk; Information policy; Public knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EUROPE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FINLAND; FOOD SAFETY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; ITALY; MEAT; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COMPREHENSION; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; EUROPE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTERVIEWS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 26844489592     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki016     Document Type: Article

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