Health risk management of nanotechnologies

Taiwan Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 169-176

  Cheng, Tsun Jen ^a   Lin, Yi Ping ^a   Lei, Yu Chen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Health Risk Assessment; Health Risk Management; Nanotechnologies; Nanotoxicology

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE;

EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INGESTION; INHALATION; LAW; LUNG FIBROSIS; MATERIAL COATING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SKIN PENETRATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; THROMBOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33747225410     PISSN: 10232141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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