Research needs for the risk assessment of health and environmental effects of endocrine disrupters: A report of the U.S. EPA-sponsored workshop

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 4, 1996, Pages 715-740

  Kavlock, Robert J ^a   Daston, George P ^b   DeRosa, Chris ^c   Fenner Crisp, Penny ^d   Gray, L Earl ^a   Kaattari, Steve ^e   Lucier, George ^f   Luster, Michael ^f   Mac, Michael J ^g   Maczka, Carol ^h   Miller, Ron ⁱ   Moore, Jack ^j   Rolland, Rosalind ^k   Scott, Geoffrey ^l   Sheehan, Daniel M ^m   Sinks, Thomas ⁿ   Tilson, Hugh A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^c Agy Toxic Substances Dis Registry   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^g U States Department of the Interior   (United States)

^h NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United States)

ⁱ DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^j HealthRisk Strategies   (United States)

^k WORLD WILDLIFE FUND   (United States)

^l NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^m NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

ⁿ CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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Author keywords

Carcinogenesis; Developmental toxicity; Endocrine disruptors; Exposure assessment; Hormones; Immunotoxicity; Neurotoxicity; Reproductive toxicity; Research needs; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CARCINOGENESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; ECOLOGY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH; IMMUNOTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WILDLIFE; WORKSHOP;

EID: 9544252937     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.96104s4715     Document Type: Review

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