A general framework for the analysis of uncertainty and variability in risk assessment

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA)

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 972-989

  Rai, S N ^a,c   Krewski, D ^a,b   Bartlett, S ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Environmental Health Centre Ottawa   (Canada)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo; Multiplicative risk model; Risk assessment; Uncertainty; Variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 21444437807     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039609383658     Document Type: Article

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