The Scandinavian way of perceiving societal risks

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-30

  Mullet, Etienne ^a,d   Lazreg, Cécilia ^a   Candela, Cereza ^b   Neto, Félix ^c  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Finland; Perception; Risk

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION THEORY; SENSORY PERCEPTION; STUDENTS;

FINLAND; RISK; RISK COMMUNICATION;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 32144448191     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669870210158571     Document Type: Article

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