Facts, fallacies and fears: The public and the health professionals at odds

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 227-232

  Harrington, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0032077629     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(98)00035-0     Document Type: Article

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