Chemical mixtures: An unsolvable riddle?

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 619-629

  Borgert, Christopher J ^a,b,c  

^a Applied Pharmacology and Toxicology Inc   (United States)

^b University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical interactions; Chemical mixtures; Data evaluation; Drug interactions; Health risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544311246     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807030490484192     Document Type: Review

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