What you don't know can hurt you: Household products and events

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 383-388

  Leonard, S David ^a   Wogalter, Michael S ^b  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hazard identification; Household products; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC CHEMICAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0034181489     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(99)00072-X     Document Type: Article

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