Tiered chemical testing: A value of information approach

Risk Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1625-1639

  Yokota, Fumie ^a   Gray, George ^b   Hammitt, James K ^b   Thompson, Kimberly M ^b,c  

^a Office of Management and Budget   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Probabilistic risk analysis; Regulatory decision making; Risk management; Toxicological testing; Value of information

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TOXICITY; TUMORS;

CONTROL ACTION; OPTIMAL TESTING STRATEGY; TIERED CHEMICAL TESTING; VOLUNTARY CHILDREN'S CHEMICAL EVALUATION PROGRAM (VCCEP);

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

CHILD; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HEALTH RISK; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL MODEL; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PILOT STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHILD; DECISION TREES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; PILOT PROJECTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TOXICITY TESTS; TOXICOLOGY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 11344292119     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0272-4332.2004.00555.x     Document Type: Article

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