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Research methods in occupational epidemiology
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Checkoway, Harvey, Author.
- Series:
- Monographs in epidemiology and biostatistics ; v. 34.
- Monographs in epidemiology and biostatistics ; v. 34
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Occupational diseases--Epidemiology.
- Occupational diseases.
- Health risk assessment.
- Risk assessment.
- Epidemiologic Methods.
- Occupational Diseases--epidemiology.
- Occupational Exposure.
- Risk Assessment.
- Health Status Indicators.
- Investigative Techniques.
- Risk.
- Public Health.
- Disease.
- Risk Management.
- Environmental Exposure.
- Environment and Public Health.
- Environmental Pollution.
- Probability.
- Organization and Administration.
- Statistics as Topic.
- Delivery of Health Care.
- Health Services Administration.
- Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms.
- Quality of Health Care.
- Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation.
- Medical Subjects:
- Epidemiologic Methods.
- Occupational Diseases--epidemiology.
- Occupational Exposure.
- Risk Assessment.
- Health Status Indicators.
- Investigative Techniques.
- Risk.
- Public Health.
- Disease.
- Risk Management.
- Environmental Exposure.
- Environment and Public Health.
- Environmental Pollution.
- Probability.
- Organization and Administration.
- Statistics as Topic.
- Delivery of Health Care.
- Health Services Administration.
- Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms.
- Quality of Health Care.
- Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 372 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- New ed. / Harvey Checkoway, Neil Pearce, David Kriebel.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A clear and critical summary of research approaches to the epidemiological study of workplace hazards. The book describes the historical development of occupational epidemiology, methods for characterizing exposures, and techniques for designing and implementing epidemiologic studies in this area.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Characterizing the Workplace Environment
- Overview of Study Designs
- Precision and Validity in Study Design
- Cohort Studies
- Case-Control Studies
- Cross-sectional and Repeated Measures Studies
- Occupational Health Surveillance
- Advanced Statistical Analysis
- Exposure and Dose Modeling
- Special Applications of Occupational Epidemiology.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199864553 (ebook) :
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