Increasing attention and retention of warnings: Effects of container hazardousness, warning quality, and severity of injury

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 1482-1486

  Meingast, Melissa ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM SYSTEMS; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; CONTAINERS; HEALTH HAZARDS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PACKAGING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SAFETY FACTOR;

CONTAINER HAZARDOUSNESS; WARNING INFORMATION;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 0442294447     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/154193120104502009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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