Science-based regulation of endocrine disrupting chemicals in Europe: which approach?

The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 643-646

  Bourguignon, Jean Pierre ^a   Slama, Rémy ^b   Bergman, Åke ^c   Demeneix, Barbara ^d   Ivell, Richard ^e   Kortenkamp, Andreas ^f   Panzica, GianCarlo ^g   Trasande, Leonardo ^h   Zoeller, R Thomas ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED BIOSCIENCES   (France)

^c Swedish Toxicology Sciences Research Center   (Sweden)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^f BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

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

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PESTICIDE; THALIDOMIDE;

CARCINOGENICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUROPE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ANIMAL; DRUG CONTROL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPEAN UNION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84989837911     PISSN: 22138587     EISSN: 22138595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(16)30121-8     Document Type: Note

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