Reputation, relationships, risk communication, and the role of trust in the prevention and control of communicable disease: A review

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1550-1565

  Cairns, Georgina ^a   De Andrade, Marisa ^a   MacDonald, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFECTION CONTROL; LITERATURE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRUST;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TRUST;

EID: 84890462670     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2013.840696     Document Type: Review

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