Bias in occupational epidemiology studies

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 562-568

  Pearce, Neil ^a   Checkoway, Harvey ^b,c   Kriebel, David ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; FOLLOW UP; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA COLLECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HEALTHY WORKER EFFECT; HUMANS; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34547573701     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2006.026690     Document Type: Review

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