The influence of initial attitudes on responses to communication about genetic engineering in food production

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-30

  Frewer, Lynn J ^a   Howard, Chaya ^a   Shepherd, Richard ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic engineering; Prior attitudes; Risk perception; Source credibility; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649084225     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007465730039     Document Type: Article

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