Finnish reactions facing the threat of nuclear accidents in Russian nuclear power plants

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-94

  Eränen, Liisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

nuclear accidents; psychological reactions; threat appraisal

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FINLAND; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; WELLBEING;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEAR; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POWER PLANTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUSSIA;

EID: 0031054005     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(96)00959-7     Document Type: Article

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