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. 2014 Oct;122(10):A276-9.
doi: 10.1289/ehp.122-A276.

Risk perception: it's personal

Valerie J Brown  1
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Risk perception: it's personal

Valerie J Brown. Environ Health Perspect. 2014 Oct.
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In the face of contradictory information, people must rely on their instincts as much as the facts to size up potential threats. © Corbis
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