A case study comparing a meta-analysis and a pooled analysis of studies of sinonasal cancer among wood workers

Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 518-524

  Gordon, Ian ^a   Boffetta, Paolo ^b   Demers, Paul A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic methods; Meta analysis; Pooled analysis; Sinonasal cancer; Wood workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARPENTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOSE CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARANASAL SINUS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031839167     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199809000-00008     Document Type: Article

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