Rethinking cumulative exposure in epidemiology, again

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 467-473

  De Vocht, Frank ^a,b   Burstyn, Igor ^c   Sanguanchaiyakrit, Nuthchyawach ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Occupational Safety and Health Standard Development Group Occupational Safety and Health Bureau Department of Labour Protection and Welfare   (Thailand)

Author keywords

empirical statistical models; epidemiology; exposure modeling

Indexed keywords

DUST; LATEX; RUBBER;

ANALYSIS; ASTHMA, OCCUPATIONAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROCEDURES; PROTECTIVE GLOVE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; THAILAND;

ASTHMA, OCCUPATIONAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; LATEX; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS; RUBBER; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; THAILAND;

EID: 84939575508     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2014.58     Document Type: Article

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