Rural parents' perceptions of risks associated with their children's exposure to radon

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 392-399

  Hill, Wade G ^a   Butterfield, Patricia ^b   Larsson, Laura S ^a  

^a Montana State University College of Nursing   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's health; Environmental health; Indoor air quality; Radon; Risk perception; Rural health

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONTANA; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENTS; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADON; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 33748297523     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2006.00578.x     Document Type: Article

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