Risks and benefits of genetically modified foods

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 58, 2011, Pages 12481-12485

  Amin, Latifah ^a   Hamdan, Fadhli ^a   Hashim, Roosfa ^a   Samani, Mus Chairil ^a,b   Anuar, Nurina ^a   Zainol, Zinatul A ^a   Jusoff, Kamaruzzaman ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Content analysis; Genetically modified food (GMF); Risks and benefits; Themes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HEALTH; HUMAN; MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY; PUBLICATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREND STUDY;

EID: 80053378145     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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