Informing risk-mitigation priorities using uncertainty measures derived from heterogeneous expert panels: A demonstration using foodborne pathogens

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 687-698

  Hoffmann, Sandra ^a   Fischbeck, Paul ^b   Krupnick, Alan ^a   McWilliams, Michael ^a  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTS; PATHOGENS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DATA SOURCES; FOOD LEVEL HAZARD ANALYSIS; FOOD RISKS;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 38149055688     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2007.03.010     Document Type: Article

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