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Fracture Risk Assessment

Clinical Biochemistry, 2012
Having traditionally relied on measurements of bone mineral density, it is now established that the consideration of other risk variables improves the categorisation of fracture risk. Whereas several models are available, the FRAX models are the most extensively used.
McCloskey, Eugene   +3 more
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An Assessment of Integrated Risk Assessment

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 2007
ABSTRACT In order to promote international understanding and acceptance of the integrated risk assessment process, the World Health Organization/International Programme on Chemical Safety (WHO/IPCS), in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, initiated a number of ...
Vermeire, Trivm   +4 more
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An assessment of the risk assessment paradigm for ecological risk assessment

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 1997
This document reviews the strengths and limitations of the paradigm for ecological risk assessment and its implementation.
Charles A. Menzie, Jonathan S. Freshman
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GM Risk Assessment

Molecular Biotechnology, 2008
GM risk assessments (GMRAs) play an important role in the decision-making process surrounding the regulation, notification and permission to handle Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). Ultimately the role of each GMRA will be able to ensure the safe handling and containment of the GMO; and to asses any potential impacts on the environment and human ...
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Assessing the risk assessment paradigm

Toxicology, 1995
Risk assessment provides an essential framework for organizing, evaluating and characterizing scientific information on the nature and magnitude of hazards from specific chemicals. Such characterization of risk is needed for risk communication and for risk reduction and management.
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GENETIC RISK ASSESSMENT

Annual Review of Genetics, 1991
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 METHODS FOR DETECTING GERM CELL MUTATIONS IN MAMMALS . . . . . . . . . 257 Recessi ve Spec ific-Loc us M uta ti ons in M ic e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Ecological Risk Assessment, Prediction, and Assessing Risk Predictions

Risk Analysis, 2011
Ecological risk assessment embodied in an adaptive management framework is becoming the global standard approach for formally assessing and managing the ecological risks of technology and development. Ensuring the continual improvement of ecological risk assessment approaches is partly achieved through the dissemination of not only the types of risk ...
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The Risk Wars: Assessing Risk Assessment

NEW SOLUTIONS: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy, 1993
D, Wartenberg, C, Chess
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Risks and Risk Assessment

2016
Specific risk assessment methods have been developed for different types of risks. Nevertheless, they present some common features. This Chapter focusses on the assessment of chemical, biological, ecological and radiation risks, the safety of food and feed derived from genetically modifies plants, and on the safety assessment of nuclear power plant ...
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Risk and risk assessment

2017
This chapter covers the broad notions of risk and risk assessment, and how they are applied within the practice of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA). The broader risk management framework has two elements: risk assessment and post-assessment.
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