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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2010

Real or illusory? Case studies on the public perception of environmental health risks in the north west of England.

Alex G Stewart, Paolo Luria, John Reid, Mary Lyons, Richard Jarvis

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Alex G StewartCheshire & Merseyside Health Protection Unit, Moorgate Point, Moorgate Road, Knowsley Industrial Park, Kirby, Merseyside, UK. alex.stewart@hpa.org.uk
Paolo Luria
John Reid
Mary Lyons
Richard Jarvis

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Applied research in a public health setting seeks to provide professionals with insights and knowledge into complex environmental issues to guide actions that reduce inequalities and improve health. We describe ten environmental case studies that explore the public perception of health risk. We employed logical analysis of components of each case study and comparative information to generate new evidence. The findings highlight how concerns about environmental issues measurably affect people's wellbeing and led to the development of new understanding about the benefits of taking an earlier and more inclusive approach to risk communication that can now be tested further.

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Public OpinionRisk AssessmentEnglandEnvironmental PollutantsHumansEnvironmental Pollutantscase studiesenvironmental hazardspublic healthrisk perception

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PMID20617024
PMCPMC2872300

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