Using (Quantitative) Structure-Activity Relationships in Pharmaceutical Risk Assessment

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Using (Quantitative) Structure-Activity Relationships in Pharmaceutical Risk Assessment. / Kümmerer, Klaus.
Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Sources, Fate, Effects and Risks. Hrsg. / Klaus Kümmerer. 2. Aufl. Berlin: Springer, 2004. S. 387-390.

Publikation: Beiträge in SammelwerkenAufsätze in SammelwerkenForschungbegutachtet

Harvard

Kümmerer, K 2004, Using (Quantitative) Structure-Activity Relationships in Pharmaceutical Risk Assessment. in K Kümmerer (Hrsg.), Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Sources, Fate, Effects and Risks. 2 Aufl., Springer, Berlin, S. 387-390. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09259-0_28

APA

Kümmerer, K. (2004). Using (Quantitative) Structure-Activity Relationships in Pharmaceutical Risk Assessment. In K. Kümmerer (Hrsg.), Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Sources, Fate, Effects and Risks (2 Aufl., S. 387-390). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09259-0_28

Vancouver

Kümmerer K. Using (Quantitative) Structure-Activity Relationships in Pharmaceutical Risk Assessment. in Kümmerer K, Hrsg., Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Sources, Fate, Effects and Risks. 2 Aufl. Berlin: Springer. 2004. S. 387-390 doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-09259-0_28

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