Use of a Risk Communication Model to Evaluate Dietetics Professionals' Viewpoints on Genetically Engineered Foods and Crops

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 719-727

  Roberts, Kathy S ^a   Boyle Struble, Marie ^a   McCullum Gomez, Christine ^a   Wilkins, Jennifer L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIETETICS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; DIETETICS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PUBLIC HEALTH; Q-SORT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33646112945     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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