Nuclear power — is the health risk too great?
Apparently objective and value-free `scientific' assessments of health risks are often highly value-laden and incorporate contentious social assumptions. Mr Wynne exposes some of the complexities underlying attempts to compare the health risks of nuclear and other sources of energy.
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publ.
1982
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 1982, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 78-85 |
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Summary: | Apparently objective and value-free `scientific' assessments of health risks are often highly value-laden and incorporate contentious social assumptions. Mr Wynne exposes some of the complexities underlying attempts to compare the health risks of nuclear and other sources of energy. |
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ISSN: | 1473-4257 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of medical ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1136/jme.8.2.78 |