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USEPA Extend Abstracts

High-to-Low Dose Extrapolation: Issues and Approaches

Weihsueh A. Chiu National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA
,
Chao Chen National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA
,
Karen Hogan National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA
,
John C. Lipscomb National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA
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Cheryl Siegel Scott National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA
&
Ravi Subramaniam National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA
Pages 46-51 | Published online: 24 Jan 2007

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