Managing technological catastrophic risks

Risk, Decision and Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-32

  Moreau, François ^a  

^a Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

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EID: 84897031490     PISSN: 13575309     EISSN: 14664534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357530901000242     Document Type: Article

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