title: Needs for public health intervention and needs for new research on vinyl halides and their polymers: a public policy perspective.
abstract: Consideration of needs for public health interventions and new research requires comparative assessments of the health benefits that are likely to result from alternative uses of limited regulatory and technical resources. This paper briefly examines regulatory and research priorities in the light of recent information on the carcinogenic hazards of vinyl chloride and alkyl and vinyl halides related to vinyl chloride, the respiratory-system hazards of poly (vinyl chloride), and the reproductive hazards of vinyl chloride. Specific suggestions are made for relatively promising types of efforts in these areas.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D011108:Polymers; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012098:Reproduction / Q000187:drug effects; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000187:drug effects; D014481:United States; D014484:United States Environmental Protection Agency; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration; D014752:Vinyl Chloride / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014753:Vinyl Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D011145:Polyvinyls; D014753:Vinyl Compounds; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride; D014752:Vinyl Chloride