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Formaldehyde
Council on Scientific Affairs
JAMA. 1989;261(8):1183-1187.
Abstract
In response to Resolution 195 (A-87), the medical literature on the adverse health effects of formaldehyde was reviewed, and the potential cancer risk to anatomists and other related health professionals from exposure to the chemical is described. Though the evidence in humans is limited and controversial, both the Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, in their consideration of available epidemiologic and toxicological studies, now regard formaldehyde as a possible human carcinogen and will regulate it accordingly.
(JAMA 1989;261:1183-1187)
Author Affiliations
From the Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association, Chicago.
Footnotes
This report was submitted to the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association at the June 1988 Annual Meeting as Council on Scientific Affairs Report E. The action of this report was adopted as amended.
This report is not intended to be construed or to serve as a standard of medical care. Standards of medical care are determined on the basis of all of the facts and circumstances involved in an individual case and are subject to change as scientific knowledge and technology advance and patterns of practice evolve. This report reflects the views of scientific literature as of June 1988.
Reprint requests to the Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association, 535 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60610 (William R. Hendee, PhD).
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