Weight factors in an Integrated Testing Strategy using adjusted OECD principles for (Q)SARs and extended Klimisch codes to decide on skin irritation classification

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 131-144

  Hulzebos, Etje ^a   Gerner, Ingrid ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Classification and Labelling; IAS; Integrated Assessment Scheme; ITS; REACH; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ALLYLHEPTANOATE; DIPHENYLMETHANE 4,4' DIISOCYANATE; PENTABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; PERACETIC ACID; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION RESEARCH; INTEGRATED TESTING STRATEGY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN TOXICITY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TOXICITY TESTING;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERACETIC ACID; PHENOLS; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN IRRITANCY TESTS;

EID: 77955918187     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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