biologic monitoring

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biologic monitoring,

1 a process of measuring the levels of various physiologic substances, drugs, or metabolites within a patient during diagnosis or therapy.

2 the measurement of toxic substances in the environment and the identification of health risks to the population. Biologic monitoring often uses indirect methods of identifying and measuring substances, such as analyses of samples of blood, urine, feces, hair, nails, sweat, saliva, or exhaled air and extrapolation from metabolic effects.

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No references found			Since the advent of sulphonamides, antibiotics, corticoids, blood banks, biologic monitoring devices, intensive care units and computers, there has been a tendency to forget the patient. The Unintentional Delivery of Post Hypnotic Suggestion by Andrew Austin / Self Improvement community Each of these studies has employed biologic monitoring of urinary dialkylphosphate (DAP) metabolites to yield information on OP pesticide exposure. Biologic monitoring to characterize organophosphorus pesticide ... by Kissel, John C. / Environmental Health Perspectives Biologic monitoring appears to be the best available method for assessment of children's exposure to pesticides, with some limitations. Lessons learned for the assessment of children's pesticide exposure: ... by Barr, Dana B. / Environmental Health Perspectives			biohazard Biohazard Suit Biohazardous Waste biohybrid organ bioimpedance analysis bioimplant bioincompatible Bioinformatics bioinformation bioinstrument biointegration biokinematics Biokinesiology biokinetics Biolistics biologic biologic activity biologic age biologic armature biologic assay biologic chemistry biologic death biologic dressing biologic evolution biologic half-life biologic monitoring biologic plausibility biologic psychiatry biologic rhythm biologic transmission biologic vector biologic width biological biological agent Biological Alien Biological Boundary biological clock Biological Creep Biological False Positive biological family Biological Father Biological Half-Life Biological Mother biological oxygen demand Biological Parent biological response modifier biological response modifiers Biological Thyroid Hormone biological variability biological vector Biological Warfare			biologic assay Biologic assays Biologic assays Biologic assays biologic attack biologic chemistry biologic death biologic death biologic dressing biologic dressing biologic dressing biologic effectiveness of radiation biologic effectiveness of radiation biologic effectiveness of radiation biologic evolution biologic factors biologic factors Biologic Finance and Access Council Biologic Gastric Emptying Time biologic half-life biologic half-life biologic half-life biologic half-life biologic indicator biologic indicator biologic indicator biologic indicator biologic indicator Biologic License Application Biologic Lung Volume Reduction biologic monitoring biologic plausibility biologic psychiatry biologic response modifier biologic response modifier biologic response modifier Biologic Response Modifier Program biologic response modifiers biologic response modifiers biologic rhythm biologic science biologic science Biologic Space Labs biologic transmission biologic uptake biologic uptake biologic uptake biologic value biologic value biologic vector biologic vector biologic weathering Biologic width biologic width of periodontal ligament biologic width of periodontal ligament biologic width of periodontal ligament biologic width of periodontal ligament biological biological biological biological

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