Eggshell skulls and loss of hair from fright: Some moral and legal principles that protect susceptible subpopulations

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 239-245

  Cranor, Carl F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health protections; Moral principles; Risk assessment; Susceptible subpopulations

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; TOXICITY;

EID: 0031471570     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1382-6689(97)10017-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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