The use of information on susceptibility in risk assessment: State of the science and potential for improvement

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 229-234

  Beck, Barbara D ^a  

^a GRADIENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Information; Risk assessment; Susceptibility; Variability

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCIENCE; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0031457893     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1382-6689(97)10015-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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