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Original articles: Risk perception

Perceptions of risk in the post-Soviet world: A qualitative study of responses to falling rockets in the Altai region of Siberia

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Pages 409-424 | Received 23 Feb 2009, Accepted 22 Jul 2009, Published online: 05 Oct 2010

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