Carcinogenicity of saccharin in laboratory animals and humans: Letter to Dr. Harry Conacher of Health Canada

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 387-393

  Bell, Warren ^a   Clapp, Richard ^a   Davis, Devra ^a   Epstein, Samuel ^a   Farber, Emmanuel ^a   Fox, Donald A ^a   Holub, Bruce ^a   Jacobson, Michael F ^a   Lijinsky, William ^a   Millstone, Erik ^a   Reuber, Melvin D ^a   Suzuki, David ^a   Temple, Norman J ^a  

^a Canadian Assoc of Phys Environ   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SACCHARIN;

CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0036798881     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2002.8.4.387     Document Type: Note

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