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Evidence refuting the theory of risk homoeostasis? A rejoinder to Frank P. McKenna

GERALD J. S. WILDE Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada
Pages 297-304 | Received 12 Jan 1983, Published online: 31 May 2007

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Gerald J. S. Wilde. (1986) Notes on the Interpretation of Traffic Accident Data and of Risk Homeostasis Theory: A Reply to L. Evans. Risk Analysis 6:1, pages 95-101.
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