How safe is safe enough? A psychometric study of attitudes towards technological risks and benefits

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Year: 1978
Type: article
Volume: 9
Issue: 2
Pages: 127-152
Citations: 2772
Access: Closed

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                                    Baruch Fischhoff, 
                                
                                    Paul Slovic, 
                                
                                    Sarah Lichtenstein
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1978). 
                            How safe is safe enough? A psychometric study of attitudes towards technological risks and benefits. 
                            Policy Sciences
                            , 9
                            (2)
                            , 127-152.
                            https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00143739
                        

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DOI: 10.1007/bf00143739