Attitudes towards GM food in Romania. a moral question?;Atitudini faţǎ de alimentele modificate genetic în România. O problemǎ moralǎ?

Revista Romana de Bioetica

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 131-144

  Nistor, Laura ^a  

^a Sapientia University Cluj Napoca   (Romania)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Genetically modified food; Knowledge deficit model; Religion; Special eurobarometer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870184572     PISSN: 15835170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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