Cancer: Science and society and the communication of risk

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7060, 1996, Pages 799-802

  Calman, Kenneth C ^a  

^a Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIETY;

EID: 0029816912     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7060.799     Document Type: Review

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