Human Exposure Assessment and the National Toxicology Program
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Human exposure assessment and the National Toxicology Program.
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Toxicology Program (NIEHS/NTP) is developing a new interagency initiative in exposure assessment. This initiative involves the NIEHS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through its National Center for Environmental Health, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the EPA, and other participating insti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0091-6765
DOI: 10.2307/3434088