Statistical methods in environmental epidemiology

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Environmental epidemiology is the study of the environmental causes of disease in populations and how these risks vary in relation to intensity and duration of exposure and other factors like genetic susceptibility. As such, it is the basic science upon which governmental safety standards and compensation policies for environmental and occupational exposure are based. Profusely illustrated with examples from the epidemiologic literature on ionizing radiation and air pollution, thistext provides…

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Full title :Statistical methods in environmental epidemiology / Duncan C. Thomas.

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Publication Date:2009.

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Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2009.

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Description:1 ressource en ligne

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ISBN:0191552682, 9780191552687
oclc:ocn656791738
LC Classification:RA566
Dewey Decimal:614.4/2015195

A tale of two exposures -- Basic epidemiologic study designs -- Basic statistical methods -- Multivariate models -- Some special-purpose designs -- Modeling exposure-time-response relationships -- Longitudinal models -- Time-series models for acute effects -- Spatial models -- Ecologic inference -- Measurement error and exposure models -- Multiple risk factors and interactions -- Mechanistic models -- Intervention studies -- Risk assessment -- Probabilityof causation and compensation -- Further challenges.

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e-books Environmental Monitoring Environmentally induced diseases Environmentally induced diseases -- Epi… Environnement -- Surveillance Epidemiologic Methods Livres numériques Maladies de l'environnement Maladies de l'environnement -- Épidémio…