Hazard assessment of boric acid in toys

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 271-280

  Craan, André G ^a   Myres, Anthony W ^a   Green, Douglas W ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANGEROUS GOODS; HEALTH HAZARD; INTOXICATION; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX (MAC);

EID: 0031440525     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/rtph.1997.1155     Document Type: Article

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