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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. administrative management
  3. risk analysis
  4. risk assessment
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. medical sciences
  4. toxicology
  5. risk analysis
  6. risk assessment
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. medical sciences
  4. toxicology
  5. risk analysis
  6. risk assessment
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. medical sciences
  4. toxicology
  5. risk analysis
  6. risk assessment
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. medical sciences
  4. toxicology
  5. risk analysis
  6. risk assessment
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. research
  3. animal research
  4. toxicology
  5. risk analysis
  6. risk assessment

Preferred term

risk assessment

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The qualitative or quantitative evaluation of the likelihood of adverse effects. A risk assessment generally has four steps: hazard identification, hazard characterization, exposure assessment and risk characterization.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • risk evaluation

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/37432

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