Risk, society and system failure

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 275-281

  Scalliet, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; ENERGY YIELD; EUROPE; EXPLOSION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES;

EID: 33748714726     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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