Danger from above? A quantitative study of perceptions of hazards from falling rockets in the altai region of Siberia

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-210

  Profeta, Barbara ^a   Goncharova, Natalia P ^b   Kolyado, Igor B ^c   Robertus, Yuryj V ^d   McKee, Martin ^a  

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

^b ALTAI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c Research Institute for Regional Medical and Ecological Problems   (Russian Federation)

^d Altai Regional Institute of Ecology   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Risk; Risk communication; Risk perception; Russia; Space travel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FALLOUT; FEAR; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PATH ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 77953337870     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570903329466     Document Type: Article

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