Value judgments and risk comparisons. The case of genetically engineered crops

Plant Physiology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-16

  Thompson, Paul B ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038324499     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.103.022095     Document Type: Editorial

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