When a 12.86% Mortality is More Dangerous than 24.14%: Implications for Risk Communication

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 495-506

  Yamagishi, Kimihiko ^a  

^a SHUKUTOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 2542637299     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0720(199712)11:6<495::AID-ACP481>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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