Impact of expert versus measurement-based occupational noise exposure estimates on exposure-response relationships

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 837-844

  Friesen, Melissa C ^a   Davies, Hugh W ^a   Ostry, Aleck ^a   Teschke, Kay ^a   Demers, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEATH; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; COHORT STUDIES; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WOOD;

EID: 42549132016     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-007-0274-0     Document Type: Article

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