Gender differences in susceptibility to environmental factors : a priority assessment : workshop report / / Committee on Gender Differences in Susceptibility to Environmental Factors, Division of Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine ; Valerie Petit Setlow, C. Elaine Lawson, and Nancy Fugate Woods, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910811403403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1998
• ISBN: 0-309-17421-X; 1-280-18615-1; 9786610186150; 0-309-59307-7; 0-585-00248-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xiv, 79 p. : ill
• Altri autori (Persone): SetlowValerie; LawsonC. Elaine; WoodsNancy Fugate
• Disciplina: 615.9/02
• Soggetti: Environmental health; Disease susceptibility; Sex factors in disease
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "The Committee met twice ... and held a scientific workshop in May 1997"--P. 4.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Gender Differences in Susceptibility to Environmental Factors: A Priority Assessment -- Copyright -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- Workshop Report -- ORGANIZING MEETING -- WORKSHOP -- SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS FROM THE WORKSHOP -- Discussion Points from the Presentations -- Opportunities for Agency Collaboration -- PRIORITY ASSESSMENT: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Conclusions -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Research Recommendations -- I. Priorities with Regard to Research on Exposure -- II. Priorities with Regard to Basic Research -- III. Policy Recommendations -- CLOSING REMARKS -- A Analysis of Agency Research Portfolios -- INTRODUCTION -- Analysis ; of Agency Projects -- Analysis of Portfolios by Subject Category -- Environmental Exposures -- Endocrinology -- Long-Term Chronic Care -- Molecular Biology/Basic Science -- Epidemiology -- Prevention -- CONCLUSIONS -- B Summary of Workshop Presentations -- PANEL I: PATTERNS OF EXPOSURE -- Environmental Exposure in the Workplace -- Environmental Exposure and Nutrition -- Multiple Environmental Exposures Across the Lifespan -- PANEL II: PATTERNS OF SUSCEPTIBILITY -- Epidemiology, Gender, and Environmental Influences on Multiple Sclerosis -- Estrogen Receptor Knockout Mouse Studies and Implications for Differences in Susceptibility -- Gender Differences in Metabolism and Susceptibility to Environmental Exposures -- Molecular Markers of Carcinogenesis: Gender Differences -- C Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Glossary -- ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS -- GLOSSARY -- D Workshop Agenda, Speakers, and Participants -- PANEL I: PATTERNS OF EXPOSURE AMONG WOMEN -- PANEL II: PATTERNS OF SUSCEPTIBILITY -- PANEL III: GENERAL DISCUSSION -- E Biographies of Workshop Speakers -- F References and Suggested Reading -- G Committee Biographies -- STAFF.