Primary prevention and precaution in hazard identification in the NIEHS/NTP: Body in the morgue approach

Public Health Reports

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 564-573

  Moure Eraso, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN;

CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER RISK; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0036879832     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3549(04)50201-7     Document Type: Review

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