Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Exposure assessment
  • Epidemiologic and clinical studies of beryllium sensitization and chronic beryllium disease
  • Mechanisms, genetic factors, and animal models of chronic beryllium disease
  • Genotoxicity and carcinogenicity
  • Assessment of other health end points
  • Designing a beryllium exposure-and disease- management program for workers in the air force
  • Appendixes: A. Biographic information on the committee on beryllium alloy exposures B. Air force beryllium program clinical decision logic.