Attitudes about electric and magnetic fields: Do scientists and other risk experts perceive risk similarty?

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 9-12

  McMahan, Shari ^a   Lutz, Rafer ^a   Meyer, Jon'a ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEALTH IMPACT; MAGNETIC FIELD; RISK PERCEPTION;

ADULT; BIOENERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORK;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036894149     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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