Gene cuisine or frankenfood? the theory of reasoned action as an audience segmentation strategy for messages about genetically modified foods

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 751-767

  Silk, Kami J ^a   Weiner, Judith ^b   Parrott, Roxanne L ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28844484684     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730500326740     Document Type: Article

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