Letter to the editor

Risk Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1137-1140

  Carrington, Clark D ^a   Bolger, Michael ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY; METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

BODY WEIGHT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; GEOMETRY; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LETTER; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; NOTE; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149302975     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01056.x     Document Type: Letter

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