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European Journal of Epidemiology
Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology 8/2016

01-08-2016 | CORRESPONDENCE

Re: “The hidden impact of a healthy-worker effect on the results of the Diesel Exhaust in Miners Study”

Authors: Debra T. Silverman, Michael D. Attfield, Aaron E. Blair, Jay H. Lubin, Patricia A. Stewart, Roel Vermeulen

Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology | Issue 8/2016

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We thank the Journal for providing us the opportunity to respond to Dr. Mohner’s letter regarding the analyses of data from both the cohort [1] and case-control [2] components of the Diesel Exhaust in Miners Study (DEMS). …
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Silverman DT, Samanic CM, Lubin JH, Blair AE, Stewart PA, Vermeulen R, Coble JB, Rothman N, Schleiff PL, Travis WD, Ziegler RG, Wacholder S, Attfield MD. The Diesel Exhaust in Miners Study: a nested case-control study of lung cancer and diesel exhaust. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2012;104(11):855–68.CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral
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Metadata
Title
Re: “The hidden impact of a healthy-worker effect on the results of the Diesel Exhaust in Miners Study”
Authors
Debra T. Silverman
Michael D. Attfield
Aaron E. Blair
Jay H. Lubin
Patricia A. Stewart
Roel Vermeulen
Publication date
01-08-2016
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
European Journal of Epidemiology / Issue 8/2016
Print ISSN: 0393-2990
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7284
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-016-0188-9

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