Assessing the effects of the Gulf of Mexico Oil spill on human health : a summary of the June 2010 workshop / / Margaret A. McCoy and Judith A. Salerno, rapporteurs.

• Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.)
• TeilnehmendeR: McCoy, Margaret A.; Salerno, Judith A.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Institute of Medicine
• Physical Description: xvi, 183 p.

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. At.risk populations and routes of exposure
• 3. Short- and long-term effects on human health
• 4. Communicating with the public
• 5. Overview of health-monitoring activities : state and federal perspectives
• 6. Data-collection, surveillance, and research methodologies
• 7. Developing effective surveillance and monitoring systems : future directions and resource needs.