Quantification of historical exposures in occupational cohort studies

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 405-414

  Stewart, Patricia Ann ^a   Lees, Peter S J ^b   Francis, Marcie ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TAS Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Epidemiologic studies; Exposure assessment

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0030474372     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.161     Document Type: Review

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