| Document ID (ISN) | 75081 |
| CIS number |
00-716 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0002-8894 - American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
|
| Author(s) |
Esmen N.A., Hall T.A., Stone R.A., Marsh G.M., Gula M.J., Gause C.K. |
| Title |
An investigation of secondary exposure misclassification effects of lifelong occupational history in exposure estimation |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar.-Apr. 1999, Vol.60, No.2, p.175-181. Illus. 16 ref. |
| Abstract |
In most studies, only the direct effects of misclassification of the interpretation of results of occupational epidemiological studies are considered, or - alternatively - simple estimates of misclassification rates are assigned to various types of exposure estimation processes. Lifelong job profile data obtained from a previously published case-control study provided job histories of 511 decedents. An analysis of these work histories and the comparison of exposures related to longest-held job to estimated total lifetime exposures suggest that single job-based exposure estimates may lead to significant exposure misclassification rates. In addition, the appearance of shorter duration jobs in a study population occurring predominantly early in the work history may exacerbate problems associated with exposure misclassification. The inclusion of extensive recording of the work history of study subjects emerges as a reasonable basis for the investigation and potential reduction of secondary misclassification of exposures in occupational epidemiological studies. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
epidemiology; history; exposure evaluation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
conditions of exposure; length of service; epidemiologic study; statistical evaluation; length of exposure; job-exposure relation; exposure records; confounding factors |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Exposure evaluation
Epidemiology
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