Unraveling the chimera: A corporate view of the precautionary principle

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA)

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 951-962

  Pittinger, Charles A ^a   Bishop, William E ^a  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer product; Decision making; Risk assessment; Risk management; Safety; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 22844454396     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039991289239     Document Type: Review

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