Open AccessThe 2-phase case–control design: an efficient way to use expert-time
Author(s) -
Pascal Wild,
Walter Schill,
Ève Bourgkard,
Karsten Drescher,
Maria Gonzalez,
Christophe Paris
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3547
Subject(s) - asbestos , logistic regression , lung cancer , population , environmental health , cumulative incidence , occupational exposure , statistics , computer science , medicine , mathematics , oncology , materials science , cohort , metallurgy
The objective of this paper is to show the benefits of using a 2-phase case-control (2PCC) design in identifying dose-response relationships between cumulative occupational exposure as assessed by experts and lung cancer incidence in an actual study.