Application of the precautionary principle by senior policy officials: Results of a Canadian survey

Risk Analysis

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 981-988

  Wilson, Kumanan ^a,f   Leonard, Blair ^a   Wright, Robert ^b   Graham, Ian ^c   Moffet, John ^d   Pluscauskas, Michael ^e   Wilson, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Government of Canada   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^e Information Active Inc

^f TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Federal policy officials; Precautionary principle; Survey

Indexed keywords

CANADA; FEDERAL POLICY OFFICIALS; POLICYMAKERS; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVEY;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33748417442     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2006.00793.x     Document Type: Article

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