European public perceptions of food risk: Cross-national and methodological comparisons

Risk Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 311-324

  Hohl, Katrin ^a   Gaskell, George ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European cross national; Food; Qualitative methods; Quantitative methods; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE;

EUROPEAN CROSS-NATIONAL; QUALITATIVE METHODS;

RISK ANALYSIS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH IMPACT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DATA COLLECTION; EUROPE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 42249089523     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01021.x     Document Type: Article

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