Interdisciplinary comparison of expert risk beliefs

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 173-185

  Rizak, Samantha ^a,b   Hrudey, Steve E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental health risk assessment; Risk communication; Risk judgement

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK COMMUNICATION; RISK JUDGEMENTS;

HEALTH RISKS;

EID: 23944469328     PISSN: 14962551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/S04-052     Document Type: Review

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