Validation and acceptance of new and revised tests: A flexible but transparent process

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 140-141, Issue , 2003, Pages 31-35

  Zeiger, Errol ^a  

^a Errol Zeiger Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Regulatory acceptance; Relevance; Reliability; Test validation; Transparency

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH; LABORATORY; LABORATORY TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037432614     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(02)00493-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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