International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) Environmental Health Criteria on Boron human health risk assessment

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 439-452

  Becking, George C ^a   Chen, Bing Heng ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Boron; Health risk assessment; Tolerable daily intake

Indexed keywords

BORON;

CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0032432726     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02783154     Document Type: Conference Paper

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