Thomas J. Smith, Ph.D., CIH, is Professor of Industrial Hygiene at the Harvard School of Public Health.David Kriebel, Sc.D., is Professor of Work Environment at the School of Health and Environment of the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

• Chapter 1. Introduction - Relating Disease to Exposure.Section A. Exposure and Disease in IndividualsChapter 2. Characteristics of ExposureChapter 3. Exposure Characterization for Epidemiology Chapter 4. Personal Exposure-Tissue Concentration RelationshipsChapter 5. Biomarkers as Indicators of ExposureChapter 6. Disease Process ModelsSection B. Exposure and Disease in PopulationsChapter 7. Epidemiologic Evaluation of Environmental HazardsChapter 8. Uncertainty in Measuring RiskChapter 9. Dosimetry in EpidemiologySection C. Practical Applications of Disease Process ModelsChapter 10. Modeling Proportional Disease ProcessesChapter 11. Effects of Ammonia and Ozone on Respiratory Symptoms: Examples of Reversible Proportional Disease ProcessesChapter 12. Neurobehavioral Effects of Mercury and Popcorn Workers' Lung: Examples of Irreversible Proportional Diseases ProcessesChapter 13. Modeling Discrete Disease ProcessesChapter 14. Asthma & Indoor Air, Dermatitis & Metalworking Fluids: Examples of Discrete Reversible Disease ProcessesChapter 15. Irreversible Discrete ProcessesChapter 16. Where Do We Go From Here?

This is must reading. I would agree with their tongue-in-cheek assertion that their discussion of assessments must move beyond John Snow's work in epidemiiology of 150 years ago. Theirs is a brilliant step in the right direction.

Thomas J. Smith, Ph.D., CIH, is Professor of Industrial Hygiene at the Harvard School of Public Health.David Kriebel, Sc.D., is Professor of Work Environment at the School of Health and Environment of the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

• Chapter 1. Introduction - Relating Disease to Exposure.Section A. Exposure and Disease in IndividualsChapter 2. Characteristics of ExposureChapter 3. Exposure Characterization for Epidemiology Chapter 4. Personal Exposure-Tissue Concentration RelationshipsChapter 5. Biomarkers as Indicators of ExposureChapter 6. Disease Process ModelsSection B. Exposure and Disease in PopulationsChapter 7. Epidemiologic Evaluation of Environmental HazardsChapter 8. Uncertainty in Measuring RiskChapter 9. Dosimetry in EpidemiologySection C. Practical Applications of Disease Process ModelsChapter 10. Modeling Proportional Disease ProcessesChapter 11. Effects of Ammonia and Ozone on Respiratory Symptoms: Examples of Reversible Proportional Disease ProcessesChapter 12. Neurobehavioral Effects of Mercury and Popcorn Workers' Lung: Examples of Irreversible Proportional Diseases ProcessesChapter 13. Modeling Discrete Disease ProcessesChapter 14. Asthma & Indoor Air, Dermatitis & Metalworking Fluids: Examples of Discrete Reversible Disease ProcessesChapter 15. Irreversible Discrete ProcessesChapter 16. Where Do We Go From Here?

This is must reading. I would agree with their tongue-in-cheek assertion that their discussion of assessments must move beyond John Snow's work in epidemiiology of 150 years ago. Theirs is a brilliant step in the right direction.

Thomas J. Smith, Ph.D., CIH, is Professor of Industrial Hygiene at the Harvard School of Public Health.David Kriebel, Sc.D., is Professor of Work Environment at the School of Health and Environment of the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

• Chapter 1. Introduction - Relating Disease to Exposure.Section A. Exposure and Disease in IndividualsChapter 2. Characteristics of ExposureChapter 3. Exposure Characterization for Epidemiology Chapter 4. Personal Exposure-Tissue Concentration RelationshipsChapter 5. Biomarkers as Indicators of ExposureChapter 6. Disease Process ModelsSection B. Exposure and Disease in PopulationsChapter 7. Epidemiologic Evaluation of Environmental HazardsChapter 8. Uncertainty in Measuring RiskChapter 9. Dosimetry in EpidemiologySection C. Practical Applications of Disease Process ModelsChapter 10. Modeling Proportional Disease ProcessesChapter 11. Effects of Ammonia and Ozone on Respiratory Symptoms: Examples of Reversible Proportional Disease ProcessesChapter 12. Neurobehavioral Effects of Mercury and Popcorn Workers' Lung: Examples of Irreversible Proportional Diseases ProcessesChapter 13. Modeling Discrete Disease ProcessesChapter 14. Asthma & Indoor Air, Dermatitis & Metalworking Fluids: Examples of Discrete Reversible Disease ProcessesChapter 15. Irreversible Discrete ProcessesChapter 16. Where Do We Go From Here?

This is must reading. I would agree with their tongue-in-cheek assertion that their discussion of assessments must move beyond John Snow's work in epidemiiology of 150 years ago. Theirs is a brilliant step in the right direction.