Biomarkers:: Medical and Workplace Applications

by Lawrence C. Mohr, John P. Peeters, Mortimer L. Mendelsohn

A 38-year-old man who works in a factory applying coatings reports progressive breathing difficulties. A 45-year-old woman attributes her cough to copier "fumes."

What are the prospects that compound-specific or diagnostically useful biomarkers can be developed and used for the benefit of workers like these and their employers? What promise do biomarkers of susceptibility offer for reducing risk to occupational exposures? What are the legal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309064228
• ISBN13: 9780309064224
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Joseph Henry Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 2.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.4"