Occupation, driving experience, and risk and accident perception

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-68

  Kouabenan, Dongo Rémi ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Accident; Defensive attribution; Expertise; Perception; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644240141     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669870110036577     Document Type: Article

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