Is risk compensation threatening public health in the covid-19 pandemic?

Unfounded concerns about risk compensation threaten public health when they delay the introduction of protective measures such as wearing of face coverings, argue Theresa Marteau and colleagues

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Published inBMJ Vol. 370; p. m2913
Main Authors Mantzari, Eleni, Rubin, G James, Marteau, Theresa M
Format Journal Article Web Resource
LanguageEnglish
Published England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 26.07.2020
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Analysis
Circumcision
Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control
COVID-19
Disease prevention
Helmets
HIV
Homeostasis
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human papillomavirus
Humans
Hygiene
Immunization
Infections
Intervention
Masks
Observational studies
Pandemics
Pandemics - prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control
Protective Clothing
Public Health
Risk Assessment
Risk-Taking
Sanitizers
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Sexual behavior
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
Systematic review
Viral infections
United States > US
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Summary:Unfounded concerns about risk compensation threaten public health when they delay the introduction of protective measures such as wearing of face coverings, argue Theresa Marteau and colleagues
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ISSN:1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.m2913