Open AccessImputation of individual cancer cases to occupational causes
Author(s) -
Stéphanie Vandentorren,
Louis Rachid Salmi,
Simone MathoulinPélissier,
Isabelle Baldi,
Patrick Brochard
Publication year - 2006
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.974
Subject(s) - imputation (statistics) , bayes' theorem , mesothelioma , medicine , lung cancer , asbestos , bayesian probability , environmental health , statistics , missing data , pathology , mathematics , materials science , metallurgy
Many potential occupational causes of cancer have been documented. Imputation of an individual cancer to occupational or other causes is, however, difficult. A method based on the Bayes theorem is proposed for assessing causal relationships at the individual level.