Standards for environmental, non-threshold, carcinogens: A comparison of the approaches used for radiation and for chemicals

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 315-323

  Duggan, M J ^a   Lambert, B E ^b  

^a School of Medicine and Dentistry ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENS; HEALTH RISKS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS; IONISING RADIATION; RADIATION STANDARDS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

CARCINOGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

CARCINOGENS; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; HUMANS; RADIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032123434     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(98)00033-7     Document Type: Article

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