Of Reductionism and The Pendulum Swing: Connecting Toxicology and Human Health

In this contribution we will show that research in the field of toxicology, pharmacology and physiology is by and large characterised by a pendulum swing of which the amplitudes represent risks and benefits of exposure. As toxicology usually tests at higher levels than the populace routinely is expo...

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Main Authors: Jaap C Hanekamp, Aalt Bast, Jan HJM Kwakman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-04-01
Series:Dose-Response
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2203/dose-response.11-018.Hanekamp