Risks of mortality and morbidity from worldwide terrorism: 1968-2004

Risk Analysis

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-59

  Bogen, Kenneth T ^a   Jones, Edwin D ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Extreme value; Generalized Pareto; Homeland security; Modeling

Indexed keywords

BOMBS (ORDNANCE); EARTHQUAKES; FIRES; FORECASTING; FORESTRY; GUNS (ARMAMENT); INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MODELS; PARETO PRINCIPLE; SEA LEVEL;

MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RAND CORPORATION; TERRORISM; WEAPON;

RISKS;

MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERRORISM;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; DISPERSION; EARTHQUAKE; FATALITY; FIRE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; ISRAEL; LIFE EVENT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; WEAPON;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RISK; TERRORISM;

EID: 33645099314     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2006.00706.x     Document Type: Article

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