From expert-based to quantitative retrospective exposure assessment at a Söderberg aluminum smelter

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 359-370

  Friesen, M C ^a,b   Demers, P A ^b   Spinelli, J J ^a   Le, N D ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Retrospective studies; Statistical models; Time trend

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; JOB ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; SMELTING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

COAL TAR PITCH VOLATILES (CTPV); COHORT STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICAL MODELS; TIME TREND;

HEALTH HAZARDS;

ALUMINUM; BENZO[A]PYRENE; COAL TAR; VOLATILE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMELTER; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALUMINUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; METALLURGY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33745727857     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mel003     Document Type: Article

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