4.8 Current schemes for decision-making in toxicology

Current decision-making schemes such as those of the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the US Environmental Protection Agency, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the European Union Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Che...

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Published in:Human & experimental toxicology 2009-02, Vol.28 (2-3), p.147-147
Main Authors: Griesinger, C, Hoffmann, S, Kinsner, A, Coecke, S, Hartung, T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Decision Making
Ecosystem
Evidence-Based Medicine
Health risk assessment
Humans
Legislation, Medical
Regulation
Toxicology
Toxicology - legislation & jurisprudence
Toxicology - methods
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Summary:Current decision-making schemes such as those of the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the US Environmental Protection Agency, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the European Union Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals legislation are science-based but do to a large extent depend on authority-led judgment. A comparison of the strengths and limitations of individual decision-making schemes may provide the basis for developing an evidence-based toxicological approach.
ISSN:0960-3271
1477-0903
DOI:10.1177/0960327109105775