Viewpoint: Risk communication guidelines for Europe: A modest proposition

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-109

  Lofstedt, Ragnar E ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspartame; Food risks; Media guidelines; Risk communication; Semicarbazide; Sudan 1

Indexed keywords

BABY FOODS; FOOD RISKS; FOOD SCARE; RISK COMMUNICATION; SEMICARBAZIDE; SUDAN-1;

COMMUNICATION; ESTERS; PEPTIDES; RISK ANALYSIS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 77249114330     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669870903126176     Document Type: Conference Paper

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