Extrapolation of the carcinogenic potency of fibers from rats to humans

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 801-807

  Rödelsperger, Klaus ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CROCIDOLITE;

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CERAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MESOTHELIOMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON; SYNTHETIC FIBER;

ANIMALS; ASBESTOS; CARCINOGENS; CERAMICS; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MESOTHELIOMA; MINERAL FIBERS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RATS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 4544331764     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370490505016     Document Type: Article

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