Methods for investigating age differences in the effects of prolonged exposures

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-130

  Richardson, David B ^a   Wing, Steve ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Age at exposure; Dose response; Epidemiologic methods; Ionizing radiation; Low level exposure; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Occupational cohort

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031974587     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199802)33:2<123::AID-AJIM4>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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