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Review Article

Hypothesis-based weight of evidence: A tool for evaluating and communicating uncertainties and inconsistencies in the large body of evidence in proposing a carcinogenic mode of action—naphthalene as an example

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Pages 671-696 | Received 30 Nov 2009, Accepted 04 Jun 2010, Published online: 20 Aug 2010

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