How do people evaluate risk reduction when they are told zero risk is impossible?

Risk Analysis

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 235-242

  Nakayachi, Kazuya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Risk communication; Risk perception; Trust; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC RISKS;

RISK PERCEPTION/COMMUNICATION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY (WTP);

RISK ASSESSMENT;

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH CARE COST; PUBLIC OPINION; RATING SCALE; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032103080     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1998.tb01290.x     Document Type: Article

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