Accident epidemiology and the U.S. chemical industry: Accident history and worst-case data from RMP*Info

Risk Analysis

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 865-881

  Kleindorfer, Paul R ^a   Belke, James C ^a   Elliott, Michael R ^a   Lee, Kiwan ^a   Lowe, Robert A ^a   Feldman, Harold I ^a  

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Author keywords

Accident epidemiology; Chemical accident history; Clean Air Act; Risk management

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FLAMMABLE MATERIALS; HEALTH HAZARDS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

OFFSITE CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS (OCA);

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY;

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL REGULATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENT; ACCIDENT EPIDEMIOLOGY; CHEMICAL ACCIDENT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL INJURY; DATA BASE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; LAW; POLICY; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141525390     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1539-6924.00365     Document Type: Review

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