Risk: Perception, acceptance and homeostasis

Applied Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 235-252

  Simonet, Sébastien ^a   Wilde, Gerald J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

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EID: 0040515002     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.1997.tb01228.x     Document Type: Article

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