ToxSci Advance Access originally published online on June 27, 2003
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Toxicological Sciences 74, 231-232 (2003)
Copyright © 2003 by the Society of Toxicology
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Endocrine Disrupters: The Need for a Refocused Vision
World Health Organization WHO/UNEP/ILO International Programme on Chemical Safety
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Over the last two decades, concerns about the potential health and ecological impacts of exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have led to the establishment of new, multi-stakeholder research and testing initiatives, committees, expert groups, newsletters, databases, etc., throughout the world. In addition to generating an influx of new data, these activities have catalyzed a number of scientific controversies. Controversies range from how to spell, define, and detect "endocrine disrupters" to whether adverse effects observed in wildlife and humans are due to EDC exposures (at