Research Methods in Occupational Epidemiology (Monographs in Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: January 15, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780195092424
Subjects: Epidemiology & medical statistics; Occupational medicine; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Biostatistics; Occupational & Industrial Medicine; Medical / Epidemiology; Public Health; Epidemiologic Methods; Epidemiology; Occupational Diseases
First sentence: Epidemiology can be subdivided on two axes; subdisciplines, such as cardiovascular or infectious disease epidemiology, are oriented toward the disease outcomes, whereas others are oriented toward the study of causative exposures.
Description: This widely used text provides a clear and critical summary of research approaches to the epidemiological study of workplace hazards. After 15 years, it has been thoroughly revised with a new co-author. The Second Edition provides updated discussions of methods such as case-cohort and case-crossover designs and statistical analysis of repeated measures data, a new chapter on occupational health surveillance, a wider range of examples involving acute and chronic health outcomes, and a renewed emphasis on the integration of exposure measurement with epidemiologic analysis. It will serve both as a textbook for courses on occupational epidemiology and as a practical handbook for the design, implementation, and evaluation of research in this field.