Current scientific, ethical and social issues of biomonitoring in the European Union

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 117-126

  Van Damme, K ^a   Casteleyn, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Exclusion; Genetic testing; Occupational health; Social protection; Standardization

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMPLOYMENT; ETHICS; EUROPEAN UNION; GENETIC CORRELATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SCIENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

EID: 0043161926     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(03)00231-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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