Carcinogen classification systems: Similarities and differences

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 128-138

  Sanner, Tore ^a,f   Dybing, Erik ^b   Kroese, Dinant ^c   Roelfzema, Henk ^d   Hardeng, SOLVÅR ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^d Ministry of Health Welfare and Sport Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^e State Pollution Control Authority   (Norway)

^f OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN;

CARCINOGENICITY; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAW; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT SURVEY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0029891844     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/rtph.1996.0034     Document Type: Article

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