The recommended role of exposure biomarkers for the surveillance of environmental and occupational chemical exposures in military deployments: Policy considerations

Military Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 761-767

  May, Lisa M ^a   Weese, Coleen ^b   Ashley, David L ^c   Trump, David H ^a   Bowling, Curtis M ^d   Lee, Arthur P ^b  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^b U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARMY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; WAR; ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16544376847     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.169.10.761     Document Type: Review

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