Challenges and opportunities for toxicology in Mexico

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 635-636

  Franco, Rodrigo ^a   Muoz, Balam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC ACID; DRINKING WATER;

CANCER RISK; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECOSYSTEM; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEXICO; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; TOXICOLOGY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MEXICO; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 80054720514     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15376516.2011.615978     Document Type: Editorial

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