The contribution of informal logic to public health

Perspectives in Public Health

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 66-67

  Cummings, Louise ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH HAZARD; KNOWLEDGE; LOGIC; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENTIST; SHORT SURVEY; THINKING;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGIC; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84859393011     PISSN: 17579139     EISSN: 17579147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757913912437677     Document Type: Short Survey

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