Binary weight-of-evidence evaluations of chemical interactions-15 years of experience

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 264-271

  Pohl, Hana R ^a   Mumtaz, Moiz M ^a   Scinicariello, Franco ^a   Hansen, Hugh ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Additivity; Antagonism; Chemical mixtures; Interactions; Risk assessment; Synergism

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CESIUM; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; CYANIDE; DEETHYLATRAZINE; DICHLOROETHANE; DIMPYLATE; FLUORIDE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HYDRAZINE DERIVATIVE; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; NITRATE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; SIMAZINE; STRONTIUM; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; URANIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; EXPOSURE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 67650293604     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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