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Author Checkoway, Harvey.

Title Research methods in occupational epidemiology / Harvey Checkoway, Neil Pearce, Douglas J. Crawford-Brown.

Publication Info. New York : Oxford University Press, 1989.

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 344 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Monographs in epidemiology and biostatistics ; v. 13
Monographs in epidemiology and biostatistics ; v. 13.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Occupational epidemiology has emerged as a distinct subdiscipline of epidemiology and occupational medicine, addressing fundamental public health and scientific questions relating to the specification of exposure-response relationships, assessment of the adequacy of occupational exposure guidelines, and extrapolation of hazardous effects to other settings.; This book reviews the wide range of principles and methods used in epidemiological studies of working populations. It describes the historical development of occupational epidemiology, the approaches to characterizing workplace exposures, and the methods for designing and implementing epidemiological studies. The relative strengths and limitations of different study designs are emphasized. Also included are more advanced discussions of statistical analysis, the estimation of doses to biological targets, and applications of the data derived from occupational epidemiology studies to disease modelling and risk assessment. The volume will serve both as a textbook in epidemiology and occupational medicine courses and as a practical handbook for the design, implementation, and interpretation of research.
Contents ""Contents""; ""1. Introduction""; ""1. Overview""; ""2. Historical Background""; ""2.1. Recognition of Occupational Diseases""; ""2.2. Development of Systematic Epidemiologic Methods""; ""3. Scope of Occupational Epidemiology""; ""3.1. Identifying Occupational Hazards and Populations at Risk""; ""3.2. Estimation of Effects""; ""3.3. Causal Inference""; ""References""; ""2. Characterizing the Workplace Environment""; ""1. Overview""; ""2. General Concepts of Exposure and Dose""; ""2.1. Definitions of Exposure and Dose Variables""; ""3. Types and Sources of Exposure Data""
""3.1. Industry-Based Studies""""3.2. Community-Based Studies""; ""4. Classification of Exposure Levels""; ""4.1. Exposure Classification for Specific Biological Targets""; ""4.2. Combining Exposure Data from Various Sources""; ""5. Summary""; ""Glossary""; ""References""; ""3. Overview of Study Designs""; ""1. Overview""; ""2. Case Series""; ""3. Cohort Studies""; ""3.1. Prospective Cohort Studies""; ""3.2. Historical Cohort Studies""; ""3.3. Subcohort Analysis""; ""4. Case�Control Studies""; ""4.1. Industry-Based (Nested) Case�Control Studies""
""4.2. Registry-Based Case�Control Studies""""5. Proportionate Mortality Studies""; ""6. Cross-Sectional Studies""; ""7. Connection Between Study Designs""; ""8. Summary""; ""Glossary""; ""References""; ""4. Issues of Study Design and Analysis""; ""1. Overview""; ""2. Precision and Validity""; ""2.1. Precision""; ""2.2. Validity""; ""3. Selection Bias""; ""3.1. Definition""; ""3.2. The Healthy Worker Effect""; ""3.3. Minimizing Selection Bias""; ""4. Information Bias""; ""4.1. Nondifferential Information Bias""; ""4.2. Differential Information Bias""; ""4.3. Assessment of Information Bias""
""5. Confounding""""5.1. Definition""; ""5.2. Relationship of Confounding to Selection and Information Bias""; ""5.3. The Healthy Worker Effect Revisited""; ""5.4. Other Confounders""; ""5.5. Assessment of Confounding""; ""5.6. Control of Confounding""; ""6. Estimating Joint Effects""; ""6.1. Joint Effects""; ""6.2. Effect Modification""; ""Glossary""; ""Notation""; ""References""; ""5. Cohort Studies""; ""1. Overview""; ""2. Basic Cohort Design""; ""2.1. Design Options: Prospective and Historical""; ""2.2. Defining and Following the Study Cohort""; ""3. Methods of Data Analysis""
""3.1. Risks and Rates""""3.2. Stratum-Specific Rates""; ""3.3. Summary Measures of Effect""; ""4. Strategies of Analysis""; ""4.1. Overall Cohort Analysis""; ""4.2. Subcohort Analysis""; ""4.3. Missing Exposure Data""; ""4.4. Disease Induction and Latency Analysis""; ""5. Planning a Cohort Study""; ""6. Example of a Cohort Study: Asbestos Textile Plant Workers""; ""6.1. Description of the Plant and Study Cohort""; ""6.2. Vital Status Tracing and Cause of Death Determination""; ""6.3. Results""; ""7. Summary of Advantages and Limitations of Occupational Cohort Studies""; ""Glossary""
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Subject Occupational diseases -- Epidemiology.
Occupational diseases -- Epidemiology.
Occupational diseases.
Epidemiologic Methods.
Occupational Diseases -- epidemiology.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Pearce, Neil.
Crawford-Brown, Douglas J.
Other Form: Print version: Checkoway, Harvey. Research methods in occupational epidemiology. New York : Oxford University Press, 1989 9780195052244 (DLC) 89003255 (OCoLC)19456909
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