Retrospective smoking history data collection for deceased workers: Completeness and accuracy of surrogate reports

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 915-923

  Woo, Jessica Graus ^a   Pinney, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SMOKING HABIT; WORKPLACE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0036791689     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200210000-00010     Document Type: Article

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