Public perceptions of the risk of asian dust storms in seoul and its metropolitan area

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 205-212

  Im, Hyoung June ^a   Kwon, Ho Jang ^b   Ha, Mina ^b   Lee, Sang Gyu ^b   Hwang, Seung Sik ^c   Ha, Eun Hee ^d   Cho, Soo Hun ^e  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^d Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Dust; Risk management; Risk reduction behavior; Signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DUST; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WIND;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; DUST; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; WIND;

EID: 33745314519     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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