Weight of evidence: What is the state of the science?

Risk Analysis

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 573-575

  Linkov, Igor ^a   Satterstrom, F Kyle ^a  

^a Cambridge Environmental Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

CLASSIC STUDIES; INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELD; REVIEW METHODOLOGY; STATE-OF-THE-SCIENCE REVIEWS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; DATA BASE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE;

ALGORITHMS; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 33745341742     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2006.00756.x     Document Type: Article

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