Perceptions of Pesticides as Risks to Human Health

Hayes' Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1381-1391

  Slovic, Paul ^a  

^a DECISION RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84876255619     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374367-1.00063-X     Document Type: Chapter

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