Measuring 'risk' in occupational health studies: Standard methods and some alternatives for epidemiological research

Industrial Health

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 463-465

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; STATISTICS;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

EID: 84871829170     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.MS5006ED     Document Type: Editorial

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