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Public perceptions and scientific uncertainty: The management of risky decisions

✍ Scribed by Robin Bidwell; Frans Evers; Paul De Jongh; Lawrence Susskind

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1987
Tongue
English
Weight
1007 KB
Volume
7
Category
Article
ISSN
0195-9255

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