Real world occupational epidemiology, Part 1: Odds ratios, relative risk, and asbestosis

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-123

  Beh, Eric J ^a   Smith, Derek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84863115360     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2011.564233     Document Type: Article

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