title: [General approach to evaluation, comparison and norm-setting of health risks associated with various environmental factors].
abstract: The authors analyze modern approaches to health risk evaluation and establishing safety standards concerning ionizing radiation, chemicals, and other health hazard sources. Some recommendations on general approaches are given. A special individual risk index is offered to make decisions concerning human safety: establishing safety standards and other levels of protection, comparing different health hazard sources, etc. General approach to establishing public and occupational safety standards in terms of this index has been developed.
authors.forename: Iu A
authors.initials: IuA
authors.lastname: Rakhmanin
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Demin
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Ivanov
mesh_terms: D004781:Environmental Exposure; D018876:Environmental Illness / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008136:Longevity; D008954:Models, Biological; D012016:Reference Values; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012426:Russia