Comparison of surrogate with self-respondents for occupational factors

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 424-429

  Fryzek, Jon P ^a   Lipworth, Loren L ^a   Garabrant, David H ^b   McLaughlin, Joseph K ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; LIFE EVENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0033998705     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200004000-00018     Document Type: Review

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