Integrated analysis: Combining risk and economic assessments while preserving the separation of powers

Risk Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1613-1623

  Williams, Richard A ^a   Thompson, Kimberly M ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit cost analysis; Countervailing risk; Economic analysis; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; ECONOMICS; PROBABILITY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ARTIFICIAL SEPARATION; INTEGRATED POLICY ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; TRADEOFFS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; POLICY ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; POLICY; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 11344250503     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0272-4332.2004.00554.x     Document Type: Article

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