Perceived Hazard and Product Choice: An Application to Recreational Site Choice

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-92

  Jakus, Paul M ^a   Shaw, W Douglass ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish consumption advisories; Perceived hazard; Perceived risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037273545     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022202424036     Document Type: Article

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