TY - JOUR
T1 - Toward better exposure assessment strategies - The new NIOSH initiative
AU - Ramachandran, Gurumurthy
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - NIOSH has embarked on a project to update its exposure sampling strategies manual. The current NIOSH strategy has a number of limitations. This is an opportunity to develop a robust and comprehensive exposure assessment strategy. Some of the key features of such a strategy are outlined. The importance of accurate professional judgment and exposure modeling is discussed. Bayesian statistics offers a rational approach to integrating sampling data, professional judgments, and the outputs of exposure models in a comprehensive framework.
AB - NIOSH has embarked on a project to update its exposure sampling strategies manual. The current NIOSH strategy has a number of limitations. This is an opportunity to develop a robust and comprehensive exposure assessment strategy. Some of the key features of such a strategy are outlined. The importance of accurate professional judgment and exposure modeling is discussed. Bayesian statistics offers a rational approach to integrating sampling data, professional judgments, and the outputs of exposure models in a comprehensive framework.
KW - Bayesian statistics
KW - Comprehensive exposure assessment
KW - Exposure assessment strategies
KW - NIOSH strategy
KW - Professional judgment
KW - Task-based exposure assessment
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U2 - 10.1093/annhyg/men025
DO - 10.1093/annhyg/men025
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 18515849
AN - SCOPUS:47249099321
SN - 0003-4878
VL - 52
SP - 297
EP - 301
JO - Annals of Occupational Hygiene
JF - Annals of Occupational Hygiene
IS - 5
ER -