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Nepean, Canada

H. C. Grice

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Book Title: Interpretation and Extrapolation of Chemical and Biological Carcinogenicity Data to Establish Human Safety Standards
Book Subtitle: The Use of Short-Term Tests for Mutagenicity and Carcinogenicity in Chemical Hazard Evaluation
Editors: H. C. Grice
Series Title: Current Issues in Toxicology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-49371-3
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1984
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-13696-5Published: 01 November 1984
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-49371-3Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 1431-2468
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 197
Topics: Pharmacology/Toxicology, Oncology, Pharmacy

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