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Title:

Prioritizing Communication About Radiation Risk Reduction in the United States: Results from a Multi-criteria Decision Analysis

Authors:
Rennie W. Ferguson, Daniel J. Barnett, Ryan David Kennedy, Tara Kirk Sell, Jessica S. Wieder, Ernst W. Spannhake
Date posted:
June 23, 2020
Publication type:
Article
Publication:
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2020 Jun 23:1-9
Publisher:
Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.
DOI:
10.1017/dmp.2020.89
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Introduction:

The lack of radiation knowledge among the general public continues to be a challenge for building communities prepared for radiological emergencies. This study applied a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) to the results of an expert survey to identify priority risk reduction messages and challenges to increasing community radiological emergency preparedness.

 

 

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