Analysis of multiple exposures: An empirical comparison of results from conventional and semi-bayes modeling strategies

Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 144-151

  Momoli, Franco ^a   Abrahamowicz, Michal ^a   Parent, Marie Élise ^b   Krewski, Dan ^c   Siemiatycki, Jack ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPIRICISM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

BAYES THEOREM; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; QUEBEC;

EID: 73849087374     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181c297c7     Document Type: Article

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