Would society pay more attention to injuries if the injury control community paid more attention to risk communication science?

Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 71-73

  Girasek, D C ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MORTALITY; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33645933576     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2005.008839     Document Type: Note

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