title: Biological monitoring.
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.
authors.affiliation: California Occupational Health Program, San Francisco.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rempel
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D012016:Reference Values; D013048:Specimen Handling