Individuals' decisions affecting radiation exposure after a nuclear explosion

Health Physics

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 475-483

  Florig, H Keith ^a   Fischhoff, Baruch ^a,b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fallout; Public information; Risk communication; Weapons

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ATOMIC BOMB; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EXPLOSION; HOME; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAVEL;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUCLEAR WARFARE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247110476     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000255660.33000.a6     Document Type: Review

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