摘要：Neurobehavioral epidemiology may contribute information to risk assessment in relation to a) characterization of neurotoxicity and its time course; b) the dose-effect relationship; c) the dose-response relationship; and d) predisposing factors. The quality of this information relies on the validity of the exposure data, the validity and sensitivity of neurobehavioral function tests, and the degree to which sources of bias are controlled. With epidemiologic studies of methylmercury-associated neurotoxicity as an example, the field of research involves numerous uncertainties that should be taken into account in the risk assessment process. Full text Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (933K), or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Links to PubMed are also available for Selected References . 397 398 399 400
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