Technological stigmatism, risk perception, and truth

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-45

  Garrick, B John ^a  

^a PLG   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISKS; TECHNOLOGY;

TECHNOLOGICAL STIGMATISM;

RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 0031599382     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(97)00117-8     Document Type: Article

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