Use of Monte Carlo simulation to investigate uncertainty in exposure modelling

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 347-353

  Semple, Sean E ^a   Proud, Louise A ^b   Cherrie, John W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Exposure assessment

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; CERAMIC INDUSTRY; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB PERFORMANCE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0142155523     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.741     Document Type: Article

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