Environmental Health Risk Perceptions and Protective Actions: A Mixed-Method Study of New Mothers in Ontario, Canada

This thesis examines mothers’ risk perceptions and protective actions as they relate to their children’s environmental health. Children are more exposed and vulnerable than adults to environmental hazards, which have been found to be associated with numerous immediate and long-term negative health o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laferriere, Kathryn
Other Authors: Crighton, Eric
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/30729
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-3626