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UNINA9910813262303321 |
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Titolo |
Risk assessment in the federal government : managing the process / / Committee on the Institutional Means for Assessment of Risks to Public Health, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1983 |
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ISBN |
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0-309-59880-X |
0-585-02477-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 191 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cancer - United States - Prevention - Decision making |
Health planning - United States - Decision making |
Health risk assessment |
Environmentally induced diseases - United States - Prevention |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 Introduction; 4 1 The Nature of Risk Assessment; 5 2 Inference Guidelines for Risk Assessment; 6 3 Organizational Arrangements for Risk Assessment; 7 4 Recommendations; 8 Appendix A Background Information on Committee Members; 9 Appendix B Bibliography; 10 Appendix C Working Papers |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The regulation of potentially hazardous substances has become a controversial issue. This volume evaluates efforts to develop and use risk assessment guidelines, reviews the experience of regulatory agencies with different administrative arrangements for risk assessment, and evaluates various proposals to modify procedures. |
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