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Appendix G Informal Search for ''Supercarcinogens"
Pages 173-174

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... For some chemicals that yield 100% tumor incidence, the CPDB includes a 99% upper confidence limit on the TD50 (Gold et al., 1986a) ; for others, tumor incidence less than 100% can be observed in bioassays conducted at lower doses or for periods shorter than a lifetime.
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... Please use the print version of this publication as the authoritative version for attribution.APPENDIX G FIGURE 1 174
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