Developing a measure of perceived environmental risk

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 28-35

  Weber, John Michael ^a   Hair, Joseph F ^b   Fowler, Claudia R ^b  

^a BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85017229201     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: 19401892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00958960009598669     Document Type: Article

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