Exploring dimensionality in the origins of hazard-related trust

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 325-354

  Johnson, Branden B ^a  

^a Bureau of Risk Analysis   (United States)

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EID: 85014274625     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136698799376763     Document Type: Article

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