Validity of self-reported occupational noise exposure

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 469-475

  Schlaefer, Klaus ^a   Schlehofer, Brigitte ^a   Schüz, Joachim ^b  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Data validity; Interphone study; Job exposure matrix; Occupational noise exposure; Recall bias

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUDEN INDEX;

ADULT; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; WORK;

EID: 68149182801     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-009-9357-4     Document Type: Article

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