Risk communication for empowerment: An ultimate or elusive goal?

Effective Risk Communication

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 258-276

  Jardine, Cindy G ^a   Driedger, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 84917444362     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203109861     Document Type: Chapter

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