Comparison of two expert-based assessments of diesel exhaust exposure in a case-control study: Programmable decision rules versus expert review of individual jobs

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 752-758

  Pronk, Anjoeka ^a,b   Stewart, Patricia A ^a,c   Coble, Joseph B ^a,d   Katki, Hormuzd A ^e   Wheeler, David C ^a,f   Colt, Joanne S ^a   Baris, Dalsu ^a   Schwenn, Molly ^g   Karagas, Margaret R ^h   Johnson, Alison ⁱ   Waddell, Richard ^h   Verrill, Castine ^g   Cherala, Sai ^j   Silverman, Debra T ^a   Friesen, Melissa C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c Stewart Exposure Assessments LLC   (United States)

^d DHHS ^*

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^f VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Maine Cancer Registry   (United States)

^h DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁱ Vermont Cancer Registry   (United States)

^j NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALGORITHMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84866484913     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2011-100524     Document Type: Article

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