Updating the toxic substances control act to protect human health

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 315, Issue 15, 2016, Pages 1565-1566

  Trasande, Leonardo ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR;

BREAST CANCER; CARCINOGENICITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSUMER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LAW; LIVER TOXICITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NOTE; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT; UNITED STATES; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DANGEROUS GOODS; DRUG LEGISLATION; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATE GOVERNMENT; TOXICITY TESTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 84964319130     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.2037     Document Type: Note

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