Risk Comparisons, Conflict, and Risk Acceptability Claims

Risk Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 131-145

  Johnson, Branden B ^a  

^a Bureau of Risk Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

Industrial risk; Risk communication; Risk comparisons

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PLANTS; ESTIMATION; ETHYLENE; MANAGERS;

RISK COMMUNICATION; RISK COMPARISONS;

RISKS;

ETHYLENE OXIDE;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONFLICT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MANAGER; PUBLICATION; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK COMPARISON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1442354785     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0272-4332.2004.00417.x     Document Type: Article

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