Further notes on public response to uncertainty in risks and science

Risk Analysis

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 781-789

  Johnson, Branden B ^a  

^a Bureau of Risk Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

Risk communication; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

RISK ESTIMATION;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; RISK PERCEPTION; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; EXPERT SYSTEM; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK; SCIENCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041663906     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1539-6924.00355     Document Type: Article

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