The Diesel Exhaust in Miners Study: V. Evaluation of the Exposure Assessment Methods
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The Diesel Exhaust in Miners Study: V. Evaluation of the Exposure Assessment Methods
Exposure to respirable elemental carbon (REC), a component of diesel exhaust (DE), was assessed for an epidemiologic study investigating the association between DE and mortality, particularly from lung cancer, among miners at eight mining facilities from the date of dieselization (1947-1967) through 1997. To provide insight into the quality of the estimates for use in the epidemiologic analyses...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Occupational Hygiene
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0003-4878,1475-3162
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mer017