Exposure assessment for a population-based case-control study combining a job-exposure matrix with interview data

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 241-248

  Semple, Sean E ^a   Dick, Finlay ^a   Cherrie, John W ^a,b   Seaton, A ^c   Dick, F ^c   Haites, N ^c   Osborne, A ^c   Grant, F ^c   Semple, S ^c   Cherrie, J W ^c   Joshi, S ^c   Adiakpan, N ^c   Sutherland, S ^c   Prescott, G ^c   Scott, N ^c   Counsell, C ^c   Coleman, R ^c   Primrose, W ^c   Srivastava, P ^c   Mutti, A ^c   Buzio, L ^c   Calzetti, S ^c   De Palma, G ^c   Montanari, E ^c   Mozzoni, P ^c   Negrotti, A ^c   Scaglioni, A ^c   Scotti, E ^c   Soderkvist P ^c   Ahmadi, A ^c   Axelson, O ^c   Fall, P A ^c   Georgsson, E ^c   Hallsten A L ^c   Molbaek, A ^c   Segrell, N D ^c   Schippert, A ^c   Tondel, M ^c   Otelea, M ^c   Luparu, R ^c   Tinischi, M ^c   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Expert systems; Exposure assessment; Job specific questionnaires; Occupational; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

COPPER; IRON; MANGANESE; PESTICIDE; SOLVENT;

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARKINSON DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 3142661278     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.785     Document Type: Article

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