Communicating occupational and environmental issues

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 226-230

  Nicholson, P J ^a  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Credibility; Health risk communication; Internet; Media; Risk perception; Trust

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MASS MEDIUM; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033948930     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/50.4.226     Document Type: Review

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