The role of risk perception in reducing cholera vulnerability

Risk Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 163-184

  Williams, Lorraine ^a   Collins, Andrew E ^a   Bauaze, Alberto ^b   Edgeworth, Ross ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Provincial Department of Health Sofala Province   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Cholera vulnerability; Infectious disease risk management; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953825576     PISSN: 14603799     EISSN: 17434637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/rm.2010.1     Document Type: Article

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