[Confounding and confusion: recognition of causative relation and identification of victims of occupational carcinogens]

P Crosignani; P Amendola; R Audisio; A Scaburri

[Confounding and confusion: recognition of causative relation and identification of victims of occupational carcinogens]

G Ital Med Lav Ergon. 2008 Oct-Dec;30(4):392-5.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

P Crosignani¹, P Amendola, R Audisio, A Scaburri

Affiliation

¹ Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milano, U.O. Registro Tumori, Divisione di Epidemiologia. [email protected]

PMID: 19344092

Abstract

The recognition of occupational cancers is often hampered by the confusion between the individual determinants of the disease and the effect at the group exposure. Here we propose an approach based on the evaluation of the attributable risk at group level aimed to quantify the respective role of multiple causes, and the individual rebounds of it.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic*
Humans
Italy / epidemiology
Neoplasms / etiology*
Neoplasms / mortality
Occupational Diseases / etiology*
Occupational Diseases / mortality
Occupational Exposure / adverse effects*
Occupational Health
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors