Empirical evaluation of complex epidemiologic study designs: Workplace exposure and cancer

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 953-959

  Deubner, David C ^a   Roth, H Daniel ^b   Levy, Paul S ^c  

^a Brush Wellman Inc North America   (United States)

^b Roth Associates Inc   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BERYLLIUM; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SAMPLING STUDIES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548591271     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318145b28d     Document Type: Article

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