Injury prevention and risk communication: A mental models approach

Injury Prevention

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 124-129

  Austin, Laurel C ^a,b   Fischhoff, Baruch ^c,d  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK; RISK MANAGEMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK; RISK MANAGEMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84859109458     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040079     Document Type: Review

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