title: Occupational and environmental health in the 21st century: the new frontier in genetics and disease prevention.
abstract: Society is currently on the threshold of a new revolution in understanding the interaction of genes and the environment. This research has profound implications for understanding occupational disease and will present ethical challenges to occupational health practice. The public must be educated about the potential promise, as well as the threats, posed by emerging genetic technologies.
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, USA.
authors.forename: D Gary
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Rischitelli
authors.forename: Frederick
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Berman
authors.forename: Linda A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: McCauley
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D004782:Environmental Health / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005544:Forecasting; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000235:genetics; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control; D030661:Genetic Privacy / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration; D036281:Genetic Research / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011287:Prejudice; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers