Credibility, information preferences, and information interests

Risk Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 251-261

  Jungermann, Helmut ^a   Pfister, Hans Rüdiger ^a   Fischer, Katrin ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

chemical risks; credibility; Risk communication; Seveso Directive; trust

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORACNE; HEALTH HAZARD; INFORMATION PROCESSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CHEMICAL RISK; CREDIBILITY; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SEVESO DIRECTIVE;

EUROPE, (WEST);

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CHEMICAL PLANTS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PERSONNEL;

CHEMICAL RISKS; CREDIBILITY; DIFFERENTIATED INFORMATION PREFERENCES; INFORMATION SOURCES; SEVESO DIRECTIVE; STRONG INFORMATION INTERESTS; TRUST;

RISKS;

EID: 0029663521     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1996.tb01455.x     Document Type: Article

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