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Assessing risks to health : methodological approaches

Author: John C Bailar; United States. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.; et al
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Auburn House, 1993.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
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Genre/Form: Case studies
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: John C Bailar; United States. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.; et al
ISBN: 0865691673 9780865691674
OCLC Number: 17619653
Notes: "Prepared for the Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion"--T.p. verso.
Description: xiv, 323 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Risk assessment: an overview --
Introduction --
Role of risk assessment in agency activities --
Case studies --
Ethylene dibromide --
Formaldehyde --
Tris --
Dioxin in Missouri --
Reproductive effects of lead --
Cotton dust --
Noise --
Passive smoking and lung cancer --
Dietary fat and cancer --
Use of mammography for breast cancer screening --
Analysis of the risk assessments --
Setting priorities for risk assessment --
Evaluating carcinogenic risks --
Evaluating noncarcinogenic risks --
Comparison of methods in assessing carcinogenic and other risks --
Relating risk assessment to risk management.
Responsibility: edited by John C. Bailar III ... [et al.].

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