Judgments of chemical risks: Comparisons among senior managers, toxicologists, and the public

Risk Analysis

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 391-404

  Mertz, C K ^a   Slovic, Paul ^a   Purchase, I F H ^b  

^a DECISION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Central Toxicology Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical risks; Perceived risk; Risk assessment; Risk management

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISKS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

CHEMICAL RISKS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; MANAGER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; TOXICOLOGY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0032142811     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1998.tb00353.x     Document Type: Article

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