Would Society Pay More Attention to Injuries if the Injury Control Community Paid More Attention to Risk Communication Science?

Overview

Journal Inj Prev

Specialties Emergency Medicine
Pediatrics
Public Health

Date 2006 Apr 6

PMID 16595419

Citations 1

Authors

D C Girasek

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