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Quantitative risk management and its limits: a UK engineering perspective

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Quantitative risk management and its limits: a UK engineering perspective. / Kemp, Roger John.
Routeledge Handbook of Risk Studies. ed. / Adam Burgess; Alberto Alemanno; Jens O. Zinn. London: Routledge, 2016. p. 164-176.

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Kemp, RJ 2016, Quantitative risk management and its limits: a UK engineering perspective. in A Burgess, A Alemanno & JO Zinn (eds), Routeledge Handbook of Risk Studies. Routledge, London, pp. 164-176.

APA

Kemp, R. J. (2016). Quantitative risk management and its limits: a UK engineering perspective. In A. Burgess, A. Alemanno, & J. O. Zinn (Eds.), Routeledge Handbook of Risk Studies (pp. 164-176). Routledge.

Vancouver

Kemp RJ. Quantitative risk management and its limits: a UK engineering perspective. In Burgess A, Alemanno A, Zinn JO, editors, Routeledge Handbook of Risk Studies. London: Routledge. 2016. p. 164-176

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Kemp, Roger John. / Quantitative risk management and its limits : a UK engineering perspective. Routeledge Handbook of Risk Studies. editor / Adam Burgess ; Alberto Alemanno ; Jens O. Zinn. London : Routledge, 2016. pp. 164-176

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