Reliability of data from next-of-kin: Results from a case-control study of occupational and lifestyle risk factors for cancer

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 298-303

  Kaerlev, Linda ^a,b   Lynge, Elsebeth ^c   Sabroe, Svend ^a   Olsen, Jorn ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cancer research; Case control studies; Epidemiologic research design; Exposure information; Methodology; Next of kin; Occupation; Surrogate cases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER RESEARCH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLON CANCER; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RELATIVE; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0042839499     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10266     Document Type: Article

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