Cluster management and the role of concerned communities and the media

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 863-869

  Drijver, Marjon ^a   Woudenberg, Fred ^b  

^a Pub Hlth Serv Haarlem S   (Netherlands)

^b Public Health Service of the Rotterdam Region   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cluster management; Community concern; Environment; Health; Risk communication; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH SERVICE; NETHERLANDS; PERCEPTION; POLLUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032697375     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007534317825     Document Type: Conference Paper

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