Comparative studies of risk perception: A review of twenty years of research

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 135-163

  Boholm, Åsa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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EID: 0141734678     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136698798377231     Document Type: Article

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