What Does It Mean to Understand a Risk? Evaluating Risk Comprehension
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عنوان ژورنال: JNCI Monographs
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1052-6773,1745-6614
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jncimonographs.a024192