Emerging risk communication challenges associated with shale gas development

European Journal of Risk Regulation

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 424-429

  Clarke, Christopher E ^a   Evensen, Darrick T N ^b   Jacquet, Jeffrey ^c   Stedman, Richard C ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84890314155     PISSN: 1867299X     EISSN: 21908249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1867299x00002348     Document Type: Article

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