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Air samples versus biomarkers for epidemiology
18 Oct 2005
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BACKGROUND: It has been speculated on theoretical grounds that biomarkers are superior surrogates for chemical exposures to air samples in epidemiology studies. METHODS AND RESULTS: Biomarkers were classified according to their position in the exposure-disease continuum-that is, parent compound, reactive intermediate, stable metabolite, macromolecular adduct, or measure of cellular damage. Because airborne...
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