Analysis of occupational asbestos exposure and lung cancer mortality using the G formula

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 177, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 989-996

  Cole, Stephen R ^a   Richardson, David B ^a   Chu, Haitao ^b   Naimi, Ashley I ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

asbestos; bias (epidemiology); epidemiologic methods; healthy worker effect; occupations

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE;

ASBESTOS; CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; MORTALITY RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARAMETRIC G FORMULA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

ASBESTOS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEALTHY WORKER EFFECT; OCCUPATIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERAL FIBERS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOUTH CAROLINA; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877281930     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws343     Document Type: Article

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