LITERATURE OF MEDICINE
Reviews and Notes: Epidemiology: Assessing Risks to Health: Methodological Approaches
1 June 1994 | Volume 120 Issue 11 | Page 976
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Assessing Risks to Health: Methodological Approaches
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John C. Bailar III, Jack Needleman, Barbara L. Berney and Michael McGinnis; eds. 323 pages. Westport, Connecticut: Auburn House; 1993. $49.95.
Of the 17 chapters, 7 cover general issues in risk assessment and methodologic concerns. The other 10 review the background for, and results of, risk assessment for specific risks: ethylene dibromide, formaldehyde, tris, dioxin (Missouri), lead (reproductive effects), cotton dust, noise, passive smoking (lung cancer), dietary fat (cancer), and mammography for breast-cancer screening.
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