Assessment of Inhalation Hazards - Integration and Extrapolation Using Diverse Data (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989)

The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), a nonprofit, public foundation, was established in 1978 to advance the sciences of nutrition, toxicology, and food safety. ILSI promotes the resolution of health and safety issues in these areas by sponsoring research, conferences, publications, and educational programs. Through ILSI's programs, scientists from government, academia, and industry unite their efforts to resolve issues of critical importance to the public. As part of its commitment to understanding and resolving health and safety issues, ILSI is pleased to sponsor this series of monographs that consolidates new scientific knowledge, defines research needs, and provides a background for the effective application of scientific advances in toxicology and food safety. Alex Malaspina President International Life Sciences Institute Contents Series Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . xiii . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part I. Integrative Approach to Assessing Human Health Risk: Two Contemporary Problems Chapter 1. Integrating Diverse Data Sets to Assess the Risks of Airborne Pollutants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 R.o. McClellan, R.G. Cuddihy, w.e. Griffith, and J. L. Mauderly Chapter 2. Risk Assessment for Radon Inhalation Based on Animal Exposure Data and Human Epidemiology . . . . . . . 23 . F. Steinhausler Part II. Types of Evidence: General Strengths and Weaknesses Section 1. Epidemiological Chapter 3. Inhalation Hazards: The Interpretation of Epidemiologic Evidence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 . . . . . . . J.e. Bailar Chapter 4. Problems in Interpreting Epidemiological Data 49 P.N. Lee Section 2. Animal Chapter 5. Rodent Carcinogenicity Studies: Their Value and Limitations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 . . . . . . . . . .

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	ILSI Monographs
Release date:	2012
First published:	1989
Editors-in-chief:	Ulrich Mohr
Associate editors:	David V. Bates • Donald L. Dungworth • Peter N Lee • Roger O. McClellan • Francis J. C Roe
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	382
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-74608-6
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Respiratory medicine Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Pharmacy / dispensing Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pharmacology > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Environmental medicine > Occupational medicine Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Oncology > General
LSN:	3-642-74608-X
Barcode:	9783642746086

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