From risk assessment to in-context trajectory evaluation - GMOs and their social implications

Environmental Sciences Europe

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Pavone, Vincenzo ^a   Goven, Joanna ^b   Guarino, Riccardo ^c  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

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EID: 79958217720     PISSN: 21904707     EISSN: 21904715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2190-4715-23-3     Document Type: Review

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