The metaphors of risk: Biotechnology in the news

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-208

  Petersen, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Framing analysis; Metaphors; News media; Production construction of risk

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DNA STRUCTURE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN CLONING; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGICAL STAPLING;

EID: 27744554273     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570500229572     Document Type: Article

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