Open AccessComparing Questionnaire-Based Methods to Assess Occupational Silica Exposure
Author(s) -
Christine G. Parks,
Glinda S. Cooper,
Leena A. NylanderFrench,
Jane A. Hoppin,
Wayne T. Sanderson,
John M. Dement
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/01.ede.0000129515.54074.b2
Subject(s) - checklist , confidence interval , odds ratio , medicine , occupational medicine , occupational exposure , psychology , environmental health , cognitive psychology
Epidemiologic assessment of occupational exposure to silica is typically limited to long-term work in the dusty trades, primarily in jobs held by men. We compared alternative questionnaire-based methods to assess silica exposure in a recent case-control study of 265 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (mostly women) and 355 controls randomly selected from state driver's license registries and frequency-matched by age and sex.