High-to-low dose extrapolation: Issues and approaches

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-51

  Chiu, Weihsueh A ^a   Chen, Chao ^a   Hogan, Karen ^a   Lipscomb, John C ^a   Scott, Cheryl Siegel ^a   Subramaniam, Ravi ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

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EID: 33847159140     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807030601107544     Document Type: Review

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