Fish advisories in the USA and Japan: Risk communication and public awareness of a common idea with different backgrounds

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 487-494

  Ser, Ping Han ^a   Watanabe, Chiho ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fish advisory; Fish consumption; Mercury; Public awareness; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MERCURIALISM; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SEA FOOD; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; DIET; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MERCURY POISONING; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NUTRITION POLICY; PREGNANCY; SEAFOOD; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84871875424     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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