Real world occupational epidemiology, Part 2: A visual interpretation of statistical significance

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 245-248

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS FIBER; ASBESTOS;

ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; CHI SQUARE TEST; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; STATISTICS;

ASBESTOS; ASBESTOSIS; CAUSALITY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; ODDS RATIO; RISK;

EID: 84863116153     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2011.564235     Document Type: Article

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