Values and health risks: An editorial

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 399-408

  Heyman, Bob ^a   Alaszewski, Andy ^b   Brown, Patrick ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

health risks; risk; risk analysis; the lens of risk; values

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ANUS CANCER; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG USE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84863923388     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698575.2012.700050     Document Type: Article

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