Regression models for the effects of exposure rate and cumulative exposure

Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 892-899

  Richardson, David B ^a   Cole, Stephen R ^a   Langholz, Bryan ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL HISTORY; MINER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; URANIUM MINE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; CAUSALITY; COHORT STUDIES; COLORADO; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RADON; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84867572335     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31826c3149     Document Type: Article

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