| Document ID (ISN) | 50824 |
| CIS number |
88-1897 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1988 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Marsh G.M., Sachs D.P.L., Callahan C., Leviton L.C., Ricci E., Henderson V. |
| Title |
Direct methods of obtaining information on cigarette smoking in occupational studies |
| Bibliographic information |
1988, Vol.13, No.1, p.71-103. 65 ref. |
| Abstract |
This article reviews and evaluates the availability, reliability, validity and efficiency of various data sources and techniques for obtaining individual smoking data, including existing records, biological markers and surveys. Emphasis is placed on obtaining retrospective smoking histories. Both theoretical and practical aspects of smoking surveys are discussed in detail and are illustrated with a review of the recent literature and with data from two recent retrospective studies conducted at the University of Pittsburgh. Several recommendations involving both the use of smoking data and areas for future methodological research are presented. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
epidemiological aspects; human behaviour; smoking |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; carbon dioxide; mortality; respiratory diseases; age; pulmonary function; directive; questionnaire survey; epidemiologic study; long-term study; evaluation of results; research; statistical aspects; survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Psychological factors
Smoking
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