Risk assessment approaches: General definitions, limitations, and research needsFootnote∗
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P.J. Walsh Health Effects and Epidemiology Group Health Studies Section Health and Safety Research Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830

T.D. Jones Health Effects and Epidemiology Group Health Studies Section Health and Safety Research Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830

G.D. Griffin Health Effects and Epidemiology Group Health Studies Section Health and Safety Research Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830

C.S. Dudney Health Effects and Epidemiology Group Health Studies Section Health and Safety Research Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830

E.E. Calle Health Effects and Epidemiology Group Health Studies Section Health and Safety Research Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830

C.E. Easterly Health Effects and Epidemiology Group Health Studies Section Health and Safety Research Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830

Abstract

Research needs in health effects assessment are discussed within the broad framework of a multidisciplinary approach. Approaches for comparing and analyzing data at all levels of biological organization are identified. These approaches should provide insights that will stimulate advances in the general art of risk assessment.

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Risk assessment approaches: General definitions, limitations, and research needsFootnote∗
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Risk assessment approaches: General definitions, limitations, and research needsFootnote∗
Research sponsored by Office of Health and Environmental Research, U.S. Department of Energy, under contract W‐7405‐eng‐26 with the Union Carbide Corporation.