Effective Risk Communication in Children's Environmental Health: Lessons Learned from 9/11

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-46

  Galvez, Maida P ^a   Peters, Richard ^b   Graber, Nathan ^a   Forman, Joel ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Center for Risk Communication   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; EMPATHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERRORISM;

CHILD; COMMUNICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; RISK FACTORS; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS;

EID: 33846895230     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2006.11.003     Document Type: Review

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