Uncertainties in studies of low statistical power

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-120

  Boice Jr , John D ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NOTE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CANADA; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77953578869     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/30/2/E02     Document Type: Review

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