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The Walkerton E. coli outbreak: a test of Rasmussen's framework for risk management in a dynamic society

Kim J. Vicente Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA, USA; Cognitive Engineering Laboratory, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King's College Road, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G8, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Klaus Christoffersen Cognitive Engineering Laboratory, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King's College Road, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G8, Canada
Pages 93-112 | Published online: 23 Feb 2007

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