Public perceptions of wildlife-associated disease: Risk communication matters

Human-Wildlife Interactions

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 112-122

  Decker, Daniel J ^a   Siemer, William F ^a   Evensen, Darrick T N ^a   Stedman, Richard C ^a   Mccomas, Katherine A ^a   Wild, Margaret A ^b   Castle, Kevin T ^b   Leong, Kirsten M ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Human dimensions; Human wildlife conflicts; Messaging; Risk communication; Risk perceptions; Wildlife disease; Zoonotic disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84872580082     PISSN: 21553858     EISSN: 21553874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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