The walkerton E. Coli outbreak: A test of rasmussen’s framework for risk management in a dynamic society

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 93-112

  Vicente, Kim J ^a,b   Christoffersen, Klaus ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Public health; Risk management; Safety; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007883156     PISSN: 1463922X     EISSN: 1464536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14639220500078153     Document Type: Article

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