Using expert elicitation to prioritize resource allocation for risk identification for nanosilver

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 770-780

  Fauss, Emma ^a   Gorman, Michael E ^a   Swami, Nathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIAL; SILVER;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILVER; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76149101264     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2009.00447.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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