The media and food-risk perceptions

EMBO Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 624-629

  McCluskey, Jill ^a   Swinnen, Johan ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPETITION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLICATION; TELEVISION;

COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; FOOD SAFETY; HUMANS; INTERNET; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 79960010883     PISSN: 1469221X     EISSN: 14693178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/embor.2011.118     Document Type: Article

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