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Assessment of potential biases in the application of MSHA respirable coal mine dust data to an epidemiologic study
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Assessment of potential biases in the application of MSHA respirable coal mine dust data to an epidemiologic study / Noah S. Seixas... [et al.]
Sumario: Systematic errors in exposure data will result in biased estimates of the exposure-response relationship derived from the epidemiologic analyses. Thus, adjustement of exposure data to account for identified errors may provide for a more accurate assessment of effect. In preparing to apply respirable coal mine dust exposure data collected by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to a study of the pulmonary status of underground coal miners, an assessment of potential systematic errors was undertaken
En: American Industrial Hygiene Association journal. - Akron, Ohio. - Vol. 51, nº 10, October 1990 ; p. 534-540
1. Higiene industrial ‌. 2. Contaminantes químicos ‌. 3. Polvo ‌. 4. Carbón ‌. 5. Enfermedades profesionales ‌. 6. Epidemiología ‌. 7. Muestreos ‌. 8. Minas de carbón ‌. I. Seixas, Noah S. ‌. II. Title. III. Título: American Industrial Hygiene Association journal.