The ethics and cultural politics of reproductive risk warnings: A case study of california's proposition 65

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 323-334

  Kukla, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Parenting; Public health; Risk communication; Risk perception; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; POLITICS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954301842     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698571003789708     Document Type: Article

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