Acceptable Risk
- ISBN-10
- 0521278929
- ISBN-13
- 9780521278928
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 228
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1984-01-27
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Baruch Fischhoff
Description
A framework for making decisions about risks, with recommendations for research, public policy, and practice.
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