Would society pay more attention to injuries if the injury control community paid more attention to risk communication science?
- 3 April 2006
- journal article
- Published by BMJ in Injury Prevention
- Vol. 12 (2) , 71-73
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ip.2005.008839
Abstract
“If a disease were killing our children at the rate unintentional injuries are, the public would be outraged and demand that this killer be stopped.” Former US Surgeon General, C Everett KoopKeywords
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