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Comparison of occupational exposure assessment methods in a case-control study of lead, genetic susceptibility and risk of adult brain tumours.
Occupational and environmental medicine - 1 Jan 2011
Bhatti Parveen, Stewart Patricia A, Linet Martha S, Blair Aaron, Inskip Peter D, Rajaraman Preetha
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OBJECTIVES: There is great interest in evaluating gene-environment interactions with chemical exposures, but exposure assessment poses a unique challenge in case-control studies. Expert assessment of detailed work history data is usually considered the best approach, but it is a laborious and time-consuming process. We set out to determine if a less intensive method of exposure assessment (a job exposure matrix...
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