Communicating risk: Journalists take note
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Communicating risk.
Risk is the probability that a hazard will give rise to harm.Risk communication is defined as the open two way exchange of information and opinion about harms and benefits, with the aim of improving the understanding of risk and of promoting better decisions about clinical management. Risk communication should therefore cover the probability of the risk occurring, the importance of the adverse ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7428.1403-c