Sample size considerations for studies of intervention efficacy in the occupational setting

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 219-227

  Lazovichi, Deann ^a   Murray, David M ^b   Brosseau, Lisa M ^a   Parker, David L ^a,c   Milton, F Thomas ^a   Dugan, Siobhan K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

^c MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Community trials; Interventions; Occupational health and safety; Statistical methods

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HEALTH HAZARDS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; STATISTICAL METHODS; DUST; HAZARDS; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; WOOD; WOODWORKING;

SAFETY HAZARDS;

HEALTH CARE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WOOD DUST; WORKPLACE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DUST; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; WOOD;

BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS; COMMUNITY TRIALS; INTERVENTIONS; INTRACLASS CORRELATIONS; MEASURE OF SIMILARITIES; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY; REPEATED MEASUREMENTS;

HAZARDS; SAFETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DUST; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PILOT PROJECTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICS; WOOD;

EID: 0036490041     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mef028     Document Type: Article

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