From chance to choice: The use of a verbal analogy in the communication of risk

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 546-559

  Barilli, Elisa ^a   Savadori, Lucia ^a   Pighin, Stefania ^a   Bonalumi, Sara ^a,b   Ferrari, Augusto ^b   Ferrari, Maurizio ^b,c,d   Cremonesi, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d Diagnostica e Ricerca San Raffaele   (Italy)

Author keywords

Risk; Risk communication; Risk perception; Verbal analogy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PERCEPTION; RISK FACTOR; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 78649727310     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698575.2010.515667     Document Type: Article

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