Assessing the accuracy of the weight-of-evidence methodology in determining interactions of a three-component mixture

Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 183-192

  Roney, Nickolette ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interactions; Mixtures; Risk assessment; Toxicity; Weight of evidence

Indexed keywords

HEPTACHLOR; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; DRUG MIXTURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0033500573     PISSN: 15227987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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