Risk-What is it?

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 68-71

  Benford, Diane ^a  

^a FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Hazard; Risk

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENOTOXICITY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALS; CAUSALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PROBABILITY; RISK; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 48849102693     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.06.854     Document Type: Article

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