What environmental and technological risk communication research and health risk research can learn from each other

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 141-167

  Löfstedt, Ragnar E ^a   Perri, ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental communication; Health risk research; Risk communication; Technological communication

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; RISK PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION; HEALTH RISK RESEARCH; RISK COMMUNICATION; TECHNOLOGICAL COMMUNICATION;

HEALTH RISKS;

EID: 42249096982     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669870701797137     Document Type: Article

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