Precautionary risk assessment of Bt maize: What uncertainties?

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 113-117

  Levidow, Les ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bt maize; European Union; Precaution; Risk assessment; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038347433     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2011(03)00064-8     Document Type: Editorial

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