Could measuring of perceived risk among general practitioners have helped anticipate the French BSE crisis?

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 377-381

  Setbon, Michel ^a   Fischler, Claude ^a   Lukasiewicz, Esther ^b   Raude, Jocelyn ^a   Flahault, Antoine ^b,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Observ du Risque Percu de vMCJ ESB   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEEF CATTLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CATTLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEAT; POLICY; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CATTLE; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD SUPPLY; FRANCE; HUMANS; MEAT; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2942725793     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EJEP.0000024666.81612.08     Document Type: Review

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