Sociodemographic aspects of human susceptibility to toxic chemicals: Do class and race matter for realistic risk assessment?

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 261-269

  Sexton, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental justice; Racial groups; Risk assessment; Risk management; Socioeconomic status; Susceptibility; Susceptibility factors

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0031457169     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1382-6689(97)10020-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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