Adolescents' Perceived Risk of Dying

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 265-269

  Fischhoff, Baruch ^a   Bruine de Bruin, Wändi ^a   Parker, Andrew M ^b   Millstein, Susan G ^c   Halpern Felsher, Bonnie L ^c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Perceived invulnerability; Resilience; Risk; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DYING; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 76349110118     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.06.026     Document Type: Article

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