Sidebar: Debate simmers: Should carcinogens be tested at maximum tolerated dose?
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Gail CharnleyAuthor Affiliations
G. Charnley is Toxicologist and Senior Staff Scientist for the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology of the National Research Council, the research arm of the National Academy of Sciences.Publication Information
Hilgardia 48(1):28-28. DOI:10.3733/ca.v048n01p28. January 1994.
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Charnley G. 1994. Sidebar: Debate simmers: Should carcinogens be tested at maximum tolerated dose?. Hilgardia 48(1):28-28. DOI:10.3733/ca.v048n01p28
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