Perceptions of the risks and benefits of fish consumption: Individual choices to reduce risk and increase health benefits

Environmental Research

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 343-349

  Burger, Joanna ^a,b,c   Gochfeld, Michael ^b,c,d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^d RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefits and risks of fish consumption; Consumption; Fish; Mercury; New York Bight; Recreational fish; Risk balancing

Indexed keywords

FISH OIL; MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

FISH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PERCEPTION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISHERMAN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NEW YORK BIGHT;

EID: 61749083926     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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