| Hormesis and risk communication: a comment to Ortwin Renn. | |
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PMID: 12643302 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Professor Ortwin Renn should be congratulated for authoring the definitive piece on risk communication with regard to hormesis. Most of his conclusions I agree with, specifically the importance of labelling hormesis as a possible natural effect, thereby reducing the stigmatization associated with a technical/chemical label. Rather than discussing all the points that Renn raises, in this comment I will focus on the issue of trust, a topic that Renn does examine but which I feel does not get adequate attention and which I do not completely agree with. In so doing, in my conclusions I am more optimistic than Renn is in preparing risk communication strategies regarding hormesis and other new paradigms to target audiences (defined in most instances as the general public and stakeholders). |
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Authors:
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Ragnar Löfstedt |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comment; Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Human & experimental toxicology Volume: 22 ISSN: 0960-3271 ISO Abbreviation: Hum Exp Toxicol Publication Date: 2003 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-03-19 Completed Date: 2003-08-21 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9004560 Medline TA: Hum Exp Toxicol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 35-7; discussion 43-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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King's Centre for Risk Management, School of Social Science and Public Policy, King's College London, London, UK. lofstedt@iiasa.ac.at |
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Animals Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Humans Interdisciplinary Communication* Models, Biological Models, Statistical Public Health Practice / ethics, legislation & jurisprudence Risk Assessment* / ethics, legislation & jurisprudence Trust* Uncertainty Xenobiotics / adverse effects* |
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0/Xenobiotics |
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Comment On:
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Hum Exp Toxicol. 2003 Jan;22(1):3-24
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12643299
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