Risk perception in China and Australia: An exploratory crosscultural study

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 219-241

  Rohrmann, Bernd ^a   Chen, Huichang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 27844606250     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136698799376817     Document Type: Article

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