Measuring knowledge of indoor environmental hazards

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-146

  Rosenthal, Sonny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental hazard; Environmental risk; Indoor environment; Knowledge; Scale development; Science literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955717102     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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