Flu, Risks, and Videotape: Escalating Fear and Avoidance

Risk Analysis

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 729-743

  Rosoff, Heather ^a   John, Richard S ^a   Prager, Fynnwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Flu epidemic; Risk perception; Scenario simulation; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FLU EPIDEMIC; LOS ANGELES; NEGATIVE AFFECTS; PERCEIVED RISK; SCENARIO SIMULATIONS; STATIC POINT; TERRORIST ATTACKS; VIDEO SIMULATION; WASHINGTON;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; RISK PERCEPTION; TERRORISM; VIRUSES;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

AVIAN INFLUENZA; AVOIDANCE REACTION; EPIDEMIC; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCEPTION; RISK FACTOR; RISK PERCEPTION; TERRITORY; TERRORISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACCIDENT; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; EMOTION; EPIDEMIC; FEAR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOHAZARD RELEASE; BIOTERRORISM; EMOTIONS; EPIDEMICS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERCEPTION; RISK; RISK-TAKING; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84859855101     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2012.01769.x     Document Type: Article

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