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Letter to the Editor: A regulatory view on the discussion on the role of alternative methods in the risk assessment of chemicals in the context of REACH

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    Ursula Gundert-Remy, Ulrike Bernauer, Stephan Madle, Axel Oberemm, Agnes Schulte & Hans-Bernhard Richter-Reichhelm

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Gundert-Remy, U., Bernauer, U., Madle, S. et al. Letter to the Editor: A regulatory view on the discussion on the role of alternative methods in the risk assessment of chemicals in the context of REACH. Arch Toxicol 83, 9–10 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-008-0383-x

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