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Risk Communication

Why the transformation of the risk message is a healthy sign: a model of the reception of warning messages

Maie KiiselInstitute of Social Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, EstoniaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Triin VihalemmInstitute of Social Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
Pages 277-294 | Received 11 Sep 2012, Accepted 01 Apr 2014, Published online: 13 May 2014

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