Effects of context and feelings on perceptions of genetically modified food

Risk Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1369-1384

  Townsend, Ellen ^a   Clarke, David D ^a   Travis, Betsy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Context effects; Dread; Emotion; GM food; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; FOOD PRODUCTS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

GENETICAL MODIFICATION; STIGMA SUSCEPTIBILITY;

RISK PERCEPTION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RISK PERCEPTION;

ADULT; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HUMAN; HUMAN CLONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK;

EID: 8844230326     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0272-4332.2004.00532.x     Document Type: Review

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