Risk ranking by perception

Health Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 195-203

  Osei, E K ^a   Amoh, G E A ^a   Schandorf, C ^a  

^a Ghana Atomic Energy Commission   (Ghana)

Author keywords

health effects; public information; radiation risk; safety standards

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOMETRY; RADIATION HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 0031025626     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199702000-00003     Document Type: Article

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