Use of Beryllium Lymphocyte Proliferation Testing for Screening of Asymptomatic Individuals: An Evidence-Based Assessment
Borak J, Woolf SH, Fields CA. Use of Beryllium Lymphocyte Proliferation Testing for Screening of Asymptomatic Individuals: An Evidence-Based Assessment. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2006, 48: 937-947. PMID: 16966961, DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000232548.03207.9f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsymptomatic individualsLymphocyte proliferation testingProliferation testingBurden of sufferingChronic beryllium diseaseComputerized literature searchInsufficient scientific evidenceClinical benefitPreventive servicesEvidence-based assessmentRoutine screeningBeryllium diseaseBeryllium sensitizationEarly interventionHand searchLiterature searchBeLPTEarly detectionScientific evidenceMarked intraRelevant bibliographiesInterlaboratory variabilityIndividualsScreeningEvidence