Is it time for the sociology of health to abandon 'risk'?

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 493-508

  Green, Judith ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Risk; Sociology; Sociology of health; Theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; FOOD SAFETY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOLOGY; THEORY; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 77949416729     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570903329474     Document Type: Article

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