Dealing with the dangers of fear: The role of risk communication

Health Affairs

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 106-116

  Gray, George M ^a   Ropeik, David P ^b  

^a HARVARD CENTER FOR RISK ANALYSIS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; FEAR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

BIOTERRORISM; COMMUNICATION; FEAR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2942743790     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.21.6.106     Document Type: Article

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