Risk and outbreak communication: Lessons from alternative paradigms

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 604-607

  Abraham, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION NETWORK; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MORALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COMMUNICATION; CULTURE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ECONOMICS; HUMANS; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 68249084010     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.08.058149     Document Type: Article

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