Risk perception is affected by modes of risk presentation among Singaporeans

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 184-187

  Tan, S B ^a   Goh, C ^a   Thumboo, J ^b   Che, W ^c   Chowbay, B ^a   Cheung, Yin Bun ^a  

^a DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Communication; Risk; Side effect

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SINGAPORE; VACCINATION;

EID: 17444403943     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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