A Comparison of PMRs and SMRs as Estimators of Occupational Mortality

Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) for occupational diseases are confounded by health differences between industrial and general populations. In 109 industrial cohorts largely free of work-related mortality, these selection effects were sizable for both malignant and nonmalignant outcomes. All-can...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) Mass.), 1991-01, Vol.2 (1), p.49-59
Hauptverfasser:	Park, Robert M., Maizlish, Neil A., Punnett, Laura, Moure-Eraso, Rafael, Silverstein, Michael A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Asbestos Bias Cancer Cohort Studies Death Epidemiologic Methods Epidemiology Follow-Up Studies Humans Lung neoplasms Mortality Neoplasms - mortality Occupational Diseases - mortality Ratios Respiratory diseases Review Article Rubber Smelters Social Class
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