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uncertainty factor: a standalone construct

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Risk assessment

a divisor applied to an animal no-effect dose to allow for differences between species and among humans when setting safe exposure levels.

In risk assessment, uncertainty factor refers to a divisor applied to an animal no-effect dose to allow for differences between species and among humans when setting safe exposure levels. This meaning comes from Dourson (1983) in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology.[1]

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Recovery means
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References

Dourson, M. L., & Stara, J. F. (1983). Regulatory history and experimental support of uncertainty (safety) factors. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 3(3), 224-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/0273-2300(83)90030-2

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