Risk communication in times of crisis: Pitfalls and challenges in ensuring preparedness instead of hysterics

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is an instructive lesson on the difficulties of risk communication in times of crisis. The most effective strategy to improve communication during a crisis is to build public trust in officials and academics long before disaster strikes. [Image: see text]

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Autor principal: Böl, Gaby‐Fleur
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015
Materias:
Science & Society
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4718415/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26658329
http://dx.doi.org/10.15252/embr.201541678
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4718415/
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