From uncertainty to risk?: Scientific and news media portrayals of nanoparticle safety

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-157

  Wilkinson, Clare ^a   Allan, Stuart ^a   Anderson, Alison ^b   Petersen, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Media; Nanoparticle; Nanotechnology; Risk; Scientists; Stigma

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASS MEDIUM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PUBLISHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SCIENTIST; STIGMA; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 34347253877     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570701306823     Document Type: Article

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