Towards a harmonized approach for risk assessment of genotoxic carcinogens in the European Union

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127-131

  Crebelli, Riccardo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Food safety; Genotoxic carcinogens; Margin of exposure; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN;

CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DNA REPAIR; DOSE RESPONSE; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTOXICITY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNOWLEDGE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CARCINOGENS; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; MUTAGENS; NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33749843586     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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