Non-cancer risk assessment for nickel compounds: Issues associated with dose-response modeling of inhalation and oral exposures

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 213-229

  Haber, Lynne T ^a   Allen, Bruce C ^b   Kimmel, Carole A ^c  

^a ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b RAS Associates   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; NICKEL; NICKEL SUBSULFIDE; NICKEL SULFATE;

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; INHALATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0031879732     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/toxs.1998.2430     Document Type: Article

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