Communication of radiation benefits and risks in decision making: Some lessons learned

Health Physics

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 626-629

  Locke, Paul A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements; radiation; radiation risk; risk communication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES;

EID: 80053962694     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e3182299539     Document Type: Article

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