Research Methods in Occupational Epidemiology, Second Edition
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Harvey Checkoway, Neil Pearce, and David Kriebel |
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Oxford University Press |
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2004 |
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978-0-19-509242-4 |
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372; hardcover |
| Price: |
$44.50 |
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Comment from the Stata technical group
Occupational epidemiology concerns illnesses and injuries related to the
workplace environment rather than those from nutritional, environmental, or
pharmacological sources. Although all branches of epidemiology use the same
basic statistical principles, Research Methods in Occupational
Epidemiology, Second Edition focuses on those principles that relate
most to occupational epidemiology: hazard identification, accurate exposure
measurement, the effects of measurement error in exposure assessment, and
public policy development. Checkoway, Pearce, and Kriebel work through the
standard statistical methods and end each chapter with an extensive
bibliography, making the book an excellent desk reference for practicing
epidemiologists, occupational or otherwise.
Table of contents
Preface
1 Introduction
Historical Background
The Scope of Occupational Epidemiology
2 Characterizing the Workplace Environment
General Concepts of Exposure and Dose
Approaches to Exposure Assessment
Reliability and Validity of Exposure Assessment
Combining Exposure Data from Multiple Sources
3 Overview of Study Design
Case Series
Cohort Studies
Case–Control Studies
Proportionate Mortality Studies
Connections between Study Designs
4 Precision and Validity in Study Design
Precision
Validity
Effect Modification and Estimation of Joint Effects
5 Cohort Studies
Basic Cohort Design
Methods of Data Analysis
Strategies of Analysis
Planning a Cohort Study
6 Case–Control Studies
Basic Study Design
Selection of Cases
Selection of Controls
Exposure Data
Data Analysis
7 Cross-sectional and Repeated Measure Studies
Study Design Features
Sources of Health and Exposure Data
Subject Selection Options
Methods of Data Analysis
Sources of Bias in Cross-sectional Studies
Planning Cross-sectional and Repeated Measures Studies
8 Occupational Health Surveillance
Defining Surveillance
Selecting Health Outcomes for Surveillance
Subject Selection Options
Methods of Data Analysis
Sources of Bias in Cross-sectional Studies
Planning Cross-sectional and Repeated Measures Studies
9 Advanced Statistical Analysis
Continuous Outcome Data
Dichotomous Outcome Data
Model Specification
10 Exposure and Dose Modeling
The Starting Point: The Exposure Portfolio
Summary Measures of Exposure
Understanding the Exposure–Dose Relation
Is Dose the Right Metric
The Dosimetric Model
Incorporating Inter-individual Variability into Dose Metrics
Exposure Weighting
Induction Time Analysis
Multistage Cancer Model
Choosing the Best Measure of Exposure or Dose
Strengths and Limitations of Dose Modeling
11 Special Applications of Occupational Epidemiology
Meta-analysis
Data Pooling
Risk Assessment
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