Effect of follow-up time on risk estimates: A longitudinal examination of the relative risks of leukemia and multiple myeloma in a rubber hydrochloride cohort

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 481-489

  Silver, Sharon R ^a   Rinsky, R A ^a   Cooper, S P ^b   Hornung, R W ^c   Lai, D ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Follow up time; Leukemia; Risk analysis; Risk estimates; Rubber workers; Temporal changes

Indexed keywords

RUBBER;

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BENZENE; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUBBER; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036897025     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10139     Document Type: Article

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