| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 377 pages) : color illustrations |
| Series |
NATO science for peace and security series. E, Human and societal dynamics ; v. 73 |
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NATO science for peace and security series. E, Human and societal dynamics ; v. 73.
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| Contents |
Title; Preface; Contents; I. Exposure, Biomarkers and Health Risk; Monitoring Exposed Populationsfor Health Risk AssessmentUsing Biomarkers; Short Term Assays in Human Monitoring of Health Risk from Genotoxic Exposures; Environment-Related Cancer: Diagnosis and Risk Assessment; Development and Validation of Biological Assays to Assess the Genotoxic Potential of Physical and Chemical Agents in Human; Relationship between Biomarkers of Effect (CAs, MNi, SCEs) and Risk of Cancer; Biomarkers in the Retrospective Biological Radiation Dosimetry (LET, Dose, Dose Rate Effects) |
| Summary |
It is a reality that we live in a world where populations could be exposed to radiation or hazardous chemicals as a result of an accident, act of terrorism or a war. This exposure could cause serious health problems, sometimes within days or weeks, and may even lead to a latent health effect on humans, such as an increased cancer rate. Health professionals dealing with these cases therefore need methods to measure the effects of radiation and chemicals using molecular and cellular assays, and their possible short and long term consequences for potentially exposed members of a population at ris |
| Notes |
"Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Training Course on Rapid Diagnosis in Population at Emergency and Risk, Krakow-Zakopane, Poland, 19-24 October 2009"--Title page verso |
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Includes indexes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Health risk assessment -- Congresses
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Environmental health -- Congresses
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MEDICAL -- Health Risk Assessment.
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MEDICAL -- Epidemiology.
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Environmental health
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Health risk assessment
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cebulska-Wasilewska, Antonina.
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Osipov, Andreyan N
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Darroudi, Firouz
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| ISBN |
9781607506454 |
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1607506459 |
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