title: Health surveillance--myth and reality.
abstract: This paper discusses the principles, health benefit and cost-effectiveness of health surveillance in the occupational setting, which apply to exposure to ionising radiations in the same manner as to other hazards in the workplace. It highlights the techniques for undertaking health surveillance, discusses their relative advantages and disadvantages and illustrates these in relation to specific hazards. The responsibilities of the medical staff and of the worker are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: National Radiological Protection Board, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sharp
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D009786:Occupational Health Services; D011835:Radiation Protection; D006113:United Kingdom