Quantifying uncertainty in a risk assessment using human data

Risk Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1077-1090

  Fayerweather, William E ^a   Collins, James J ^b   Schnatter, A Robert ^c   Hearne, F Terry ^d   Menning, Reo A ^e   Reyner, Daniel P ^f  

^a OWENS CORNING   (United States)

^b Solutia Inc   (United States)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^d EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

^e American Industrial Health Council   (United States)

^f RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Formaldehyde; Risk assessment; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

POTENCY DISTRIBUTIONS;

CARCINOGENS; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION THEORY; FORMALDEHYDE; HEALTH RISKS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARCINOGEN; FORMALDEHYDE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARCINOGENS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033404806     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007026510198     Document Type: Article

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