Consumer affairs and the valuation of safety

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 337-343

  Ball, David J ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer safety; Decision making; Value of life; Value of safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; HUMAN; SAFETY;

CONSUMER ADVOCACY; HUMANS; SAFETY;

EID: 0034185695     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(99)00055-X     Document Type: Article

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