Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers (1983)

Chapter: An Anatomy of Risk Assessment: Scientific and Extra-Scientific Components in the Assessment of Scientific Data on Cancer Risks

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Suggested Citation: "An Anatomy of Risk Assessment: Scientific and Extra-Scientific Components in the Assessment of Scientific Data on Cancer Risks." National Research Council. 1983. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/776.
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Suggested Citation: "An Anatomy of Risk Assessment: Scientific and Extra-Scientific Components in the Assessment of Scientific Data on Cancer Risks." National Research Council. 1983. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/776.
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Suggested Citation: "An Anatomy of Risk Assessment: Scientific and Extra-Scientific Components in the Assessment of Scientific Data on Cancer Risks." National Research Council. 1983. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/776.
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Suggested Citation: "An Anatomy of Risk Assessment: Scientific and Extra-Scientific Components in the Assessment of Scientific Data on Cancer Risks." National Research Council. 1983. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/776.
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Suggested Citation: "An Anatomy of Risk Assessment: Scientific and Extra-Scientific Components in the Assessment of Scientific Data on Cancer Risks." National Research Council. 1983. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/776.
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Suggested Citation: "An Anatomy of Risk Assessment: Scientific and Extra-Scientific Components in the Assessment of Scientific Data on Cancer Risks." National Research Council. 1983. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/776.
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Suggested Citation: "An Anatomy of Risk Assessment: Scientific and Extra-Scientific Components in the Assessment of Scientific Data on Cancer Risks." National Research Council. 1983. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/776.
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Suggested Citation: "An Anatomy of Risk Assessment: Scientific and Extra-Scientific Components in the Assessment of Scientific Data on Cancer Risks." National Research Council. 1983. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/776.
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Suggested Citation: "An Anatomy of Risk Assessment: Scientific and Extra-Scientific Components in the Assessment of Scientific Data on Cancer Risks." National Research Council. 1983. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/776.
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Suggested Citation: "An Anatomy of Risk Assessment: Scientific and Extra-Scientific Components in the Assessment of Scientific Data on Cancer Risks." National Research Council. 1983. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/776.
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Suggested Citation: "An Anatomy of Risk Assessment: Scientific and Extra-Scientific Components in the Assessment of Scientific Data on Cancer Risks." National Research Council. 1983. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/776.
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Suggested Citation: "An Anatomy of Risk Assessment: Scientific and Extra-Scientific Components in the Assessment of Scientific Data on Cancer Risks." National Research Council. 1983. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/776.
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Suggested Citation: "An Anatomy of Risk Assessment: Scientific and Extra-Scientific Components in the Assessment of Scientific Data on Cancer Risks." National Research Council. 1983. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/776.
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Suggested Citation: "An Anatomy of Risk Assessment: Scientific and Extra-Scientific Components in the Assessment of Scientific Data on Cancer Risks." National Research Council. 1983. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/776.
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Suggested Citation: "An Anatomy of Risk Assessment: Scientific and Extra-Scientific Components in the Assessment of Scientific Data on Cancer Risks." National Research Council. 1983. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/776.
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Suggested Citation: "An Anatomy of Risk Assessment: Scientific and Extra-Scientific Components in the Assessment of Scientific Data on Cancer Risks." National Research Council. 1983. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/776.
Page 98
Suggested Citation: "An Anatomy of Risk Assessment: Scientific and Extra-Scientific Components in the Assessment of Scientific Data on Cancer Risks." National Research Council. 1983. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/776.
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Suggested Citation: "An Anatomy of Risk Assessment: Scientific and Extra-Scientific Components in the Assessment of Scientific Data on Cancer Risks." National Research Council. 1983. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/776.
Page 100
Suggested Citation: "An Anatomy of Risk Assessment: Scientific and Extra-Scientific Components in the Assessment of Scientific Data on Cancer Risks." National Research Council. 1983. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/776.
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Suggested Citation: "An Anatomy of Risk Assessment: Scientific and Extra-Scientific Components in the Assessment of Scientific Data on Cancer Risks." National Research Council. 1983. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/776.
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