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Long-term monitoring for nanomedicine implants and drugs

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Increasing globalization means that traditional occupational epidemiological approaches may no longer apply, suggesting a need for an alternative model to assess the long-term impact of nanomaterial exposure on health.

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Figure 1: Illustration of the challenge in identifying suitable nanomaterial-exposed cohorts using the traditional occupational exposure paradigm.
Figure 2: Illustration of the range of application areas of nanomedicines.

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  1. Michaela Kendall is at the School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, UK,

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  2. Iseult Lynch is at the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, UK,

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