A Case for Caution: An Evaluation of Calabrese and Baldwin's Studies of Chemical Hormesis
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Suggesting a need for more research, Mr. Elliott argues that it is too soon for risk-assessment policy to account for recent challenges to a toxicological linear dose-response assumption.
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