Expert vs. public perception of population health risks in Canada

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 601-625

  Krewski, Daniel ^a,b   Turner, Michelle C ^a   Lemyre, Louise ^a   Lee, Jennifer E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Risk Sciences International   (Canada)

Author keywords

determinants of health; expert risk assessment; health hazards; information sources; risk perception

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; CELLULAR PHONE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HEALTH OUTCOMES; HEART DISEASE; INFORMATION SOURCES; MEDICAL DOCTORS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES; MEDICAL X-RAYS; MOTOR VEHICLE; PERCEIVED RISK; PERSONAL CONTROL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC PERCEPTION; RISK COMMUNICATION; SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CONCERNS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISEASES; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SURVEYS;

HEALTH RISKS;

EID: 84861545483     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2011.649297     Document Type: Article

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