Radon Risk Information and Voluntary Protection: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Risk Analysis

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 97-107

  Johnson, F Reed ^a,b   Luken, Ralph A ^b  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

indoor air pollution; perceived risks; Radon health risks; risk information

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; RISK STUDIES - ASSESSMENT;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OBJECTIVE RISKS; RADON RISK INFORMATION;

RADON;

RADON;

AIR POLLUTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MAINE; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PAMPHLETS; RADON; RISK; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0023306461     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1987.tb00973.x     Document Type: Article

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