Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 10 , Pages 643-644 , October 2009

Risk communication and management in public health crises

  • J. de Sa

      Affiliations

    • Communicable Diseases Policy Research Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Thailand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Communicable Diseases Policy Research Group, LSHTM, 9th floor Anek Prasong Building, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, 420/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. Tel./fax: +66 (0) 2354 9195.
    • ,
  • S. Mounier-Jack

      Affiliations

    • Communicable Diseases Policy Research Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
    • ,
  • R. Coker

      Affiliations

    • Communicable Diseases Policy Research Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Thailand

Received 23 March 2009 ,Revised 18 June 2009 ,Accepted 30 July 2009.

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PII: S0033-3506(09)00210-8

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.07.017

Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 10 , Pages 643-644 , October 2009

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