Quality in environmental toxicology measurements

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 477-483

  Weber, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental toxicology; Metabolites; Proficiency; Toxicants

Indexed keywords

ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUND;

ACCURACY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG METABOLISM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; STANDARD; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; METALS; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0029788784     PISSN: 01634356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007691-199608000-00029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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