Risk management in a dynamic society: A modelling problem

Safety Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 183-213

  Rasmussen, Jens ^a  

^a HURECON   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DECISION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENT; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031279121     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-7535(97)00052-0     Document Type: Article

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