Exaggerating environmental health risk: The case of the toxic dinoflagellate Pfiesteria

Human Organization

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-127

  Griffith, David ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental health; Media; Mid Atlantic; Risk analysis; Water quality

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; MEDIA ROLE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOXIC ORGANISM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032827019     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.58.2.011227h140251gx1     Document Type: Article

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