The influence of environmental hazard maps on risk beliefs, emotion, and health-related behavioral intentions

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 330-348

  Severtson, Dolores J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental health; Hazard proximity; Health promotion; Risk communication; Visual communication; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HAZARD PROXIMITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK COMMUNICATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VISION; VISUAL COMMUNICATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HAZARD PROXIMITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; RISK COMMUNICATION; VISUAL COMMUNICATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURE; DRINKING WATER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MAPS AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK MANAGEMENT; STUDENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WISCONSIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880633541     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.21544     Document Type: Article

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