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Publication details [#49768]
Carter, Owen B. J. and Robert J. Donovan. 2007. Public (Mis)understanding of the UV Index. Journal of Health Communication 12 (1) : 41–52.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
Routledge
Annotation
Contrary to Blunden, Lower, and Slevin's position on the matter as exposed in a 2004 Journal of Health communication article, this survey study shows that the familiarity and understanding of the ultraviolet index (UVI) is poor among at least half of the Australians.