Overview of the risk analysis approach and terminology: The merging of science, judgment and values

Food Control

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 69-76

  McKone, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure; Food contaminants; Risk assessment; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030118724     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0956-7135(95)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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