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BOOK REVIEW
Research methods in occupational epidemiology, 2nd edition
Havey Checkoway, Neil E Pearce, and David Kriebel. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, (£29.95, hardback), ISBN 0-19-509242-2
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When this book was first published, it rapidly became a standard reference for occupational epidemiologists, and for some years it has been the leading textbook in its field. A new edition, extensively revised and updated, is therefore most welcome. Changes include the addition of sections on case-cohort and case-crossover designs, and on the statistical analysis of repeated measures data, as well as the incorporation of many practical examples from more recently published research to illustrate theoretical points. There is also a new chapter on epidemiological surveillance of occupational hazards.
A good test of an epidemiological textbook is the way in which it covers the difficult topics of confounding and the case-control method, and on both these counts the book is a winner. The principles of each are clearly and logically developed. Indeed, the clarity of the text throughout is to be commended. Another example is the way in which the
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