Julia Brody, Ph.D., Executive Director, Silent Spring Institute Kenneth P. Cantor, Ph.D., M.P.H., Senior Investigator, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute William L. Chameides, Ph.D., Dean, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Capt. Susan M. Conrath, Ph.D., U.S. Public Health Service, Office of Air and Radiation, Indoor Environments Division, U...

The Korean Society of Epidemiology publishes a scholarly journal titled 'Korean Journal of Epidemiology', which announces and discusses the results of epidemiological studies from the past 30 yr. Since its first publication in 1979, the journal has contributed to the advancement of epidemiology as well as the prevention and control of disease, and the promotion of health in Korea.In 2009, the e...

In occupational epidemiology, it is often possible to obtain repeated measurements of exposure from a sample of subjects (workers) who belong to exposure groups associated with different levels of exposure. Average exposures from a sample of workers can be assigned to all members of that group including those who are not sampled, leading to a group-based exposure assessment. We discuss how this...

Ethical aspects of medical research have had a high public profile in the UK lately. There has been concern, for example, about the level of information provided to participants when consenting to clinical trials; regarding the retention of organs removed at necropsy without the knowledge or permission of next of kin; and about the rights and wrongs of cloning human tissues. In general, occupat...

OBJECTIVES Most of the evidence on agreement between self- and proxy-reported occupational data comes from interview-based studies. The authors aimed to examine agreement between women's reports of their partner's occupation and their partner's own description using questionnaire-based data collected as a part of the prospective, population-based Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children....

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) can be compensated through the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act. We looked at the characteristics of WMSDs in worker's compensation records and the epidemiological investigation reports from the Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute (OSHRI). Based on the records of compensation, the number of cases for WMSDs decreased from...

Mineral analysis of tissue specimens has provided very useful information in pathological conditions associated with occupational exposures to mineral particles, particularly when combined with epidemiological information. Most of the data have been related to exposures to fibrous particles such as asbestos. More investigations of this nature are required in diseases associated with exposure to...