Research Methods In Occupational Epidemiology (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

This widely used text provides a clear and critical summary of research approaches to the epidemiological study of workplace hazards. It describes the historical development of occupational epidemiology, methods for characterizing occupational exposures, and techniques for designing and implementing epidemiologic studies in this area. The relative strengths and limitations of various study designs for investigating specific health outcomes are emphasized. Also included are more advanced discussions of statistical analysis, exposure and dose modeling, and subsequent applications of data derived from epidemiologic research, as in meta-analysis, pooled analysis, and statistical analysis, exposure and dose modeling, and risk assessment. Since the first edition was published 15 years ago, there have been numerous advances in epidemiologic methods to accommodate a broadened scope of investigations of occupational exposures and associated adverse health outcomes. Thus, in this Second Edition the authors have updated their discussions of methodology to include such topics as case-cohort and case-crossover designs and statistical analysis of repeated measures data, and have expanded the examples they use throughout the book to demonstrate the applications of these methods to a wide range of acute and chronic health outcomes. They have also added a new chapter on occupational health sureillance. Their text is unique for its strong emphasis on the definition and assessment of exposures, the application of quantitative exposure data to epidemiologic models, and the recognition that improvements in workplace risk identification and quantification will come from careful integration of theseapproaches. This fine volume will serve both as a textbook for courses on occupational epidemiology and as a practical handbook of the design, implementation, and evaluation of research in this field.

General

Imprint:	Oxford University Press Inc, USA
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Monographs In Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Release date:	March 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	Harvey Checkoway (Professor in the Departments of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and of Epidemiology) • Neil E. Pearce (Director, Center for Public Health Research, Research School of Public Health) • David Kriebel (Professor, Department of Work Environment)
Dimensions:	237 x 154 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	372
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-509242-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Epidemiology & medical statistics Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Environmental medicine > Occupational medicine Promotions
LSN:	0-19-509242-2
Barcode:	9780195092424

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