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Rapid diagnosis in populations at risk from radiation and chemicals /
It is a reality that we live in a world where populations could be exposed to radiation or hazardous chemicals as a result of an accident, act of terrorism or a war. This exposure could cause serious health problems, sometimes within days or weeks, and may even lead to a latent health effect on huma...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Washington, DC :
IOS Press,
©2010.
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| Colección: | NATO science for peace and security series. Human and societal dynamics ;
v. 73. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | It is a reality that we live in a world where populations could be exposed to radiation or hazardous chemicals as a result of an accident, act of terrorism or a war. This exposure could cause serious health problems, sometimes within days or weeks, and may even lead to a latent health effect on humans, such as an increased cancer rate. Health professionals dealing with these cases therefore need methods to measure the effects of radiation and chemicals using molecular and cellular assays, and their possible short and long term consequences for potentially exposed members of a population at ris. |
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| Notas: | "Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Training Course on Rapid Diagnosis in Population at Emergency and Risk, Krakow-Zakopane, Poland, 19-24 October 2009"--Title page verso. Includes indexes. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 377 pages) : color illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781607506454 1607506459 |