US Environmental Protection Agency's revised Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment: Incorporating mode of action data

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 405, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 273-277

  Dellarco, Vicki L ^a   Wiltse, Jeanette A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinogen; Environmental Protection Agency; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; PESTICIDE; THYROID HORMONE;

CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFORMATION; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARCINOGENS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 0032552523     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(98)00144-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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