Reducing imprecision in risk assessment - A plea for focused science

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA)

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 259-262

  Younes, M ^a   Sonich Mullin, C ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

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EID: 22044434186     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039891284334     Document Type: Article

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