Risk communication, radiation, and radiological emergencies: Strategies, tools, and techniques

Health Physics

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 511-530

  Covello, Vincent T ^a  

^a Center for Risk Communication   (United States)

Author keywords

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements; nuclear power industry; risk analysis; risk communication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); COMMUNICATION; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053939284     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e3182299549     Document Type: Article

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