As time goes by: The beginnings of social and behavioural science risk research

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 601-604

  Sjöberg, Lennart ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Risk generation; Risk perception; Risk research; Social science

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL SCIENCES; WEBSITES;

INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK; RISK GENERATION; RISK RESEARCH; SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33749364331     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669870600799911     Document Type: Review

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