Risky health and safety habits related to perceived value of the future

Safety Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 27-33

  Björgvinsson, Thröstur ^a   Wilde, Gerald J S ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK HOMEOSTASIS THEORY;

HEALTH RISKS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIOR; EXPECTATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; REWARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TIME;

EID: 0030083114     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0925-7535(96)00003-3     Document Type: Article

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