Question 75 (part 2) · LEK · Environmental epidemiology
The measurement of lead concentration in the blood used in environmental epidemiology studies is a biomarker of:
- A. the body's biological response to the toxic influence of lead.
- B. long-term exposure of the body to lead.
- C. susceptibility of the body to the toxic effects of lead.
- D. early nervous system disorders.
- E. early systemic symptoms of lead poisoning.
Hint
Biomarkers are classified as markers of exposure, effect or susceptibility; which one measures the toxicant itself?
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