'How exposed is exposed enough?' Lay inferences about chemical exposure

Risk Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 649-659

  MacGregor, Donald G ^a   Slovic, Paul ^a   Malmfors, Torbjörn ^b  

^a DECISION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Malmfors Consulting AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Intuitive toxicology; Mental models; Risk communication; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CHEMICALS; HEALTH RISKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK PERCEPTION; TOXICITY;

CHEMICAL EXPOSURE; CHEMICAL SAFETY; INTUITIVE TOXICOLOGY; MENTAL MODELS; RISK COMMUNICATION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL;

POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; COMMUNICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY;

EID: 0033177877     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007033619806     Document Type: Article

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