The fukushima nuclear crisis reemphasizes the need for improved risk communication and better use of social media

Health Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 307-310

  Ng, Kwan Hoong ^a   Lean, Mei Li ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Education; Nuclear power plant; Public information; Risk communication; Social media

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JAPAN; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; RISK; SOCIAL MEDIA;

COMMUNICATION; DISASTERS; JAPAN; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE; RISK; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84864863549     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e318257cfcb     Document Type: Article

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