Fish consumption: Efficacy among fishermen of a brochure developed for pregnant women

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 891-904

  Burger, Joanna ^a,b   Shukla, Sheila ^a,b   Fitzgerald, Megan ^a,b   Flores, Suzie ^c   Chess, Caron ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Evaluation; Fish consumption; Fisherfolk; Fishing; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DECISION MAKING; FELT; FISH; FISHERIES; LINGUISTICS; PORTS AND HARBORS; QUERY LANGUAGES; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION;

CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES; DIRECT APPROACHES; EVALUATION; FISH CONSUMPTION; FISH CONSUMPTIONS; FISHERFOLK; GENDER DIFFERENCES; PREGNANT WOMAN; SPANISH;

MEATS;

EID: 54249137253     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669870802261637     Document Type: Article

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