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Articles 1 - 7 of 7
Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Tricresyl Phosphate Neurotoxicity Potential, George William Sherk
Tricresyl Phosphate Neurotoxicity Potential, George William Sherk
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Mr. Sherk discusses the potential effects of ongoing human exposure to ordinary doses of neurotoxicants.
A Case For Caution: An Evaluation Of Calabrese And Baldwin's Studies Of Chemical Hormesis, Kevin C. Elliott
A Case For Caution: An Evaluation Of Calabrese And Baldwin's Studies Of Chemical Hormesis, Kevin C. Elliott
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
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.
Comparing The Epa Indoor Air Quality Personal Computer Model And Field Data, Arash Behravesh, Wilbur A. Spaul
Comparing The Epa Indoor Air Quality Personal Computer Model And Field Data, Arash Behravesh, Wilbur A. Spaul
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The authors recommend caution in using an EPA model for reconstructing past exposure events as well as for predicting future exposures.
Reporting Risk: The Case Of Silicone Breast Implants, Dorothy Nelkin
Reporting Risk: The Case Of Silicone Breast Implants, Dorothy Nelkin
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Professor Nelkin finds journalists to be, if reluctantly, subject to influence and describes their uneasy relationship with scientists in filling a difficult role.
Book Review, Kristin S. Shrader-Frechette
Book Review, Kristin S. Shrader-Frechette
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Review of the following: ELAINE DRAPER, Risky BUSINESS: GENETIC TESTING AND EXCLUSIONARY PRACTICES IN THE HAZARDOUS WORKPLACE. (Cambridge University Press 1991) [315 pp.] Index of names and subjects, glossary, notes, references. LC 90-28112; ISBN 0-521-37027-2 (cloth $49.50); ISBN 0-42248-5 (paper $15.95). [40 W. 20th St., New York NY 10011.]
Book Review, Jennifer L. Frizzell
Book Review, Jennifer L. Frizzell
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Review of the following: THOMAS SZASZ, OUR RIGHT TO DRUGS: THE CASE FOR A FREE MARKET. (Praeger 1992) [164 pp.] Notes, bibliography, name index, notes, preface, subject index. LC: 91-30378; ISBN: 0-275-94216-3. [Cloth $19.95. P.O. Box 5007, Westwood CT 06881-9990.]
Risk Perception And Drug Safety Evaluation, Ilan B. Vertinsky, Donald A. Wehrung
Risk Perception And Drug Safety Evaluation, Ilan B. Vertinsky, Donald A. Wehrung
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The authors present a Risk communication framework based on a survey of empirical research concerning public Risk perceptions. They also apply it to the area of pharmaceutical regulation to suggest more effective regulatory strategies.