Information specificity and hazard risk potential as moderators of trust asymmetry

Risk Analysis

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1187-1198

  White, Mathew P ^a   Eiser, J Richard ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information diagnosticity; Technological hazards; Trust; Trust asymmetry

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; HAZARDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; RISK MANAGEMENT;

INFORMATION DIAGNOSTICITY; TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS; TRUST; TRUST ASYMMETRY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INFORMATION; NUCLEAR POWER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG INDUSTRY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 28144449332     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2005.00659.x     Document Type: Article

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