The concepts of risk and safety

Handbook of Risk Theory: Epistemology, Decision Theory, Ethics, and Social Implications of Risk

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 55-85

  Möller, Niklas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84911994408     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1433-5_3     Document Type: Chapter

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