Seeking and processing information about zoonotic disease risk: A proposed framework

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 314-325

  Clarke, Chris ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Communication; Risk; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449095287     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200903096155     Document Type: Article

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