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The dose makes the poison : a plain-language guide to toxicology /

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This new edition of a widely-read and highly-acclaimed book broadens the scope of its predecessors from a heavy focus on industrial chemicals as toxicants to include drugs, food additives, cosmetics and other types of compounds that people are exposed to daily. Also new to the 3 rd edition are newer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frank, Patricia
Other Authors: Ottoboni, M. Alice
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
Edition:3rd ed.
Series:Wiley online library.
Subjects:
Toxicology > Popular works.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • What are Chemicals?
  • What Harm do Chemicals Cause?
  • What is Toxicology?
  • What Factors Influence the Toxic Effects of Chemicals?
  • How is Toxicology Studied?
  • General Toxicology
  • Mutagenesis and Carcinogenesis
  • Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • Case Studies in Toxicology
  • Epidemiology
  • The Study of Risk
  • Bibliography
  • Abbreviations
  • Glossary
  • Appendix A
  • Index.
  • What are chemicals?
  • What harm do chemicals cause?
  • What is toxicology?
  • What factors influence the toxic effects of chemicals?
  • How is toxicology studied?
  • General toxicology
  • Mutagenesis and carcinogenesis
  • Developmental and reproductive toxicity
  • Case studies in toxicology
  • Epidemiology
  • The study of risk.