Evaluating quantitative formulas for dose-response assessment of chemical mixtures

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 110, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2002, Pages 965-970

  Hertzberg, Richard C ^a   Teuschler, Linda K ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Dose addition; Hazard index; Interaction; Pharmacokinetics; Response addition; Risk formulas; Synergism

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EVALUATION; GOVERNMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036993008     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.02110s6965     Document Type: Review

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