Stakeholder perspectives on radiation protection

Health Physics

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 293-299

  Ledwidge, Lisa ^a   Moore, LeRoy ^b   Crawford, Lisa ^c  

^a Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER)   (United States)

^b Rocky Mt Peace and Justice Center   (United States)

^c F Residents Environ Safety/Hlth   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure, population; National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements; Public information; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; FALLOUT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; STANDARD;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION PROTECTION; SCIENCE;

EID: 4043156444     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000130398.69260.d1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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