An evaluation of warning habits and beliefs across the adult life span

Human Factors

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 343-354

  Hancock, Holly E ^a   Rogers, Wendy A ^a   Fisk, Arthur D ^a  

^a GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; RISKS;

WARNING HABITS;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

DOMESTIC CHEMICAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; COMPREHENSION; HABIT; HUMAN; INFORMATION; LIFESPAN; PERCEPTION; READING; RISK; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 0035716204     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/001872001775898296     Document Type: Article

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