Lead Paint, Toxic Torts, and the Housing Stock: A Case Study in Risk Assessment

Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-138

  Epstein, Roy J ^a  

^a Analysis Group/Economics   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Lead paint; Lead poisoning; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032343863     PISSN: 08955638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026402202581     Document Type: Article

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