The evaluation and hazard classification of toxicological information for workplace hazardous materials information system material safety data sheets

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 1 I, 1998, Pages 61-74

  Côté, Rosanne ^b   Davis, Hugh ^b   Dimock, Colleen ^b   Korpan, Mary ^b   Loewen, Ken ^b   Segal, Lawrence M ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CARCINOGENESIS; MUTAGENICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TERATOGENESIS; TOXICITY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0345698876     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/rtph.1997.1179     Document Type: Article

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