Neglected risk regulation: The institutional attenuation phenomenon

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-103

  Rothstein, Henry F ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Institutional attenuation; Neglected regulation; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC; RADON;

AWARENESS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037341549     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369857031000066023     Document Type: Review

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