Environmental risk: Perception and target with local versus global evaluation

Psychological Reports

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 185-193

  Fleury Bahi, Ghozlane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 42349101411     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.102.1.185-193     Document Type: Article

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