Critique of the paper: Could pesticide toxicology studies be more relevant to occupational risk assessment? (by Ross et al., 2001)

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages

  Carmichael, Neil G ^a  

^a BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dermal pharmacokinetics; Intermittent exposure; Occupational; Pesticides; Risk; Workers

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; HUMAN; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RAT; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; RATS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 0007468262     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(00)00096-X     Document Type: Article

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