The psychology of ‘regrettable substitutions’: examining consumer judgements of Bisphenol A and its alternatives

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 16, Issue , 2014, Pages 649-666

  Scherer, Laura D ^a   Maynard, Andrew ^b   Dolinoy, Dana C ^b   Fagerlin, Angela ^b,c,d   Zikmund Fisher, Brian J ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; consumer decisions; order effects; risk; risk perception

Indexed keywords

4, 4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AMBIGUITY; ARTICLE; CANNED FOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICAL SAFETY; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; EATING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGY; RACE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SMOKING; SOCIETY; TOMATO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911951239     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698575.2014.969687     Document Type: Article

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