Issues of casuality in the history of occupational epidemiology

Sozial- und Praventivmedizin

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 151-160

  Stellman, Steven D ^a,b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b AMERICAN HEALTH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Causality; Epidemiologic methods; Epidemiology; History; Occupation

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; DYE; STEEL;

ARTICLE; CANCER; COAL WORKER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TRADE UNION; UNITED STATES; URANIUM MINE; EUROPE; HISTORY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE;

CAUSALITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038044971     PISSN: 03038408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-003-1051-9     Document Type: Article

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