Hormesis: Implications for public policy regarding toxicants

Annual Review of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue , 2001, Pages 63-67

  Lave, Lester B ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinogens; Dose response; Risk analysis; Toxic substances

Indexed keywords

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

LAW; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0035010285     PISSN: 01637525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.22.1.63     Document Type: Review

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