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Biological monitoring
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Biological monitoring
Occup Med.
1990 Jul-Sep.
Abstract
It is important to distinguish biological from medical or health monitoring because the submission of a biological specimen often leads to the assumption of the part of workers and also health professionals that health effects are being measured, and that measurement exceeding a reference value indicates disease rather than exposure or health risk. This chapter briefly reviews the basic principles of biological monitoring, focusing primarily on its role within medical surveillance.
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