Communicating health risks to the public:a global perspective

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hillier Dawn 1950-
Published: Gower,
Publisher Address: Aldershot, England
Publication Dates: c2006.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xiv, 145 p.: ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0566086727 (alk. paper)
9780566086724 (alk. paper)
Index Number: R1
CLC: R1
Call Number: R1/H654
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-137) and index.
View from the global village -- Cultural meaning of risk -- How do we perceive risks? -- The art and science of health risk communication -- The amplification of risk : styles and approaches to contemporary health risk communication -- Fast cars and cool cigarettes : resilience of risky behaviour in young people -- Risk communication and the media -- Social life of risk communication -- Communication shapes the world.