The joy before cooking: Preparing ourselves to write a risk research recipe

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1203-1221

  Finkel, Adam M ^a  

^a Occupational Safety and Health Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

Holistic approach; Research priorities; Risk assessment guidelines; Uncertainty; Value of information

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342529570     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20028091057295     Document Type: Article

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