The UK Food Standards Agency draft report on variability and uncertainty in toxicology: A response by FRAME

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 539-544

  Bhogal, Nirmala ^a   Combes, Robert ^a  

^a RUSSELL AND BURCH HOUSE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food chemical; Toxicity; Uncertainty; Variability

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33751520968     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119290603400501     Document Type: Review

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