title: Supporting non-experts in judging the credibility of risk assessments (CORA).
abstract: One of the crucial communication issues that have to be tackled by risk assessors is how to provide a comprehensible and informative characterization of their findings. The CORA framework (CORA stands for credibility of risk assessment) is designed for helping non-experts in judging the credibility of risk assessments. The CORA framework can be used by (1) stakeholders and policy makers, to make an educated judgment about the credibility of an assessment, and (2) the authors of a risk assessment, to improve the evaluability of their reports. The CORA framework consists of 18 criteria, leading to six main recommendations. The framework's application is not limited to (EMF) risk assessment, for which it was originally developed, but can be used in any area of risk or hazard assessment.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Science Forum EMF, Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Str. 2, 10178, Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: peter.wiedemann@itas.fzk.de.
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Wiedemann
authors.forename: Franziska
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boerner
authors.forename: Gregor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dürrenberger
authors.forename: Jimmy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Estenberg
authors.forename: Shaiela
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kandel
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: van Rongen
authors.forename: Evi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vogel
mesh_terms: D054750:Ecotoxicology / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards
keywords: Credibility; EMF; Risk assessment; Risk communication