Environmental health risk communication: Assessing levels of fish-consumption literacy among selected Southeast Asians

Applied Environmental Education and Communication

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 251-261

  Ratnapradipa, Dhitinut ^a   Getz, Thomas D ^b   Zarcadoolas, Christina ^c   Panzara, Anthony D ^d   Esposito, Valerie ^e   Wodika, Alicia B ^a   Caron, Colleen ^f,g   Migliore, Beverly ^b   Quilliam, Daniela N ^h  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^f Rhode Island Department of Children Youth and Families   (United States)

^g BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 78650110975     PISSN: 1533015X     EISSN: 15330389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1533015X.2010.530893     Document Type: Article

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