The role of public awareness in health-protective behaviours to reduce heat wave risk

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 867-872

  Kim, Myounghee ^a   Kim, Ho ^b   You, Myoungsoon ^b  

^a Eulji University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Health protective behaviour; Heat wave warning; Perception; Public awareness

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; HEALTH; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HEAT WAVES; ODDS RATIOS; PUBLIC AWARENESS; PUBLIC PERCEPTION; RISK BEHAVIOUR; SAMPLE SIZES; STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING;

HEALTH RISKS;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HEAT WAVE; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84925628308     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: 14698080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/met.1422     Document Type: Article

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