Hormesis: Public health policy, organizational safety and risk communication

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-41

  Poumadère, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Hormesis; Low dose; Psychological effects; Public health; Risk communication; Safety culture

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HORMESIS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 0037222947     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0960327103ht318oa     Document Type: Article

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