Linking public participation and decision making through risk communication

Handbook of Risk and Crisis Communication

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 364-385

  McComas, Katherine A ^a   Arvai, Joseph ^b   Besley, John C ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203891629-25     Document Type: Chapter

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