Factors influencing malaysian public attitudes to agro-biotechnology

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 674-689

  Amin, Latifah ^a   Ahmad, Jamil ^a   Jahi, Jamaluddin ^a   Nor, Abd Rahim ^a   Osman, Mohamad ^a   Mahadi, Nor Muhammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

agro biotechnology; factors influencing attitude; Malaysian; moral concerns; perceived benefit; structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOYBEAN;

AGRICULTURE; ATTITUDE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOYBEANS;

EID: 80051996470     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662510369622     Document Type: Article

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