Regulatory testing to inform decisions: National and international requirements

Issues in Toxicology

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 44-98

  Fowle III, John Jack R ^a   Jacobs, Abigail ^b   Fitzpatrick, Suzanne ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

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

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EID: 84898730949     PISSN: 17577179     EISSN: 17577187     Source Type: Book Series    
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