Risks to health: Some key issues in management, regulation and communication

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 107-116

  Calman, K C ^a   Bennett, P G ^b,c   Coles, D G ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Operational Research and Health Promotion   (United Kingdom)

^c Skipton House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Policy; Regulation; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000402885     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698579908407010     Document Type: Article

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