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Use of Animal Bioassay Data in Carcinogen Risk Assessment

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Carcinogen Risk Assessment

Part of the book series: Contemporary Issues in Risk Analysis ((CIRA,volume 3))

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Risk assessment generally comprises some or all of the following factors: hazard identification, dose-response assessment, exposure assessment, and risk characterization (National Research Council, 1983). Animal bioassays are fundamental in furnishing information directly relevant to the first two of these factors, identification of the hazard and dose-response assessment.

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Weisburger, E.K. (1988). Use of Animal Bioassay Data in Carcinogen Risk Assessment. In: Travis, C.C. (eds) Carcinogen Risk Assessment. Contemporary Issues in Risk Analysis, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5484-0_4

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