Wildlife disease and risk perception

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 841-849

  Hanisch Kirkbride, Shauna L ^a   Rile, Shawn J ^a   Gore, Meredith L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human dimensions; Plague; Rabies; Risk perception; Survey; West Nile virus; Wildlife disease management; Zoonotic disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; WILD ANIMAL; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84887095562     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/2013-02-031     Document Type: Article

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