Inside the black box: starting to uncover the underlying decision rules used in a one-by-one expert assessment of occupational exposure in case-control studies

David C Wheeler; Igor Burstyn; Roel Vermeulen; Kai Yu; Susan M Shortreed; Anjoeka Pronk; Patricia A Stewart; Joanne S Colt; Dalsu Baris; Margaret R Karagas; Molly Schwenn; Alison Johnson; Debra T Silverman; Melissa C Friesen

doi:10.1136/oemed-2012-100918

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Inside the black box: starting to uncover the underlying decision rules used in a one-by-one expert assessment of occupational exposure in case-control studies

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David C Wheeler Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USADepartment of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Igor Burstyn Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Roel Vermeulen Environmental and Occupational Health Division, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kai Yu Biostatistics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Susan M Shortreed Biostatistics Unit, Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anjoeka Pronk TNO, Zeist, Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Patricia A Stewart Stewart Exposure Assessments, LLC, Arlington, Virginia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Joanne S Colt Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dalsu Baris Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Margaret R Karagas Department of Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Molly Schwenn Maine Cancer Registry, Augusta, Maine, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alison Johnson Vermont Cancer Registry, Burlington, Vermont, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Debra T Silverman Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Melissa C Friesen Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Melissa C Friesen, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Blvd, Room 8106 MSC 7240, Bethesda, MD 20892-7240, USA; friesenmc{at}mail.nih.gov

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Wheeler DC, Burstyn I, Vermeulen R, et al

Inside the black box: starting to uncover the underlying decision rules used in a one-by-one expert assessment of occupational exposure in case-control studies

Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2013;70:203-210.

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Received May 15, 2012
Revised September 4, 2012
Accepted October 17, 2012
First published November 15, 2012.

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April 27, 2016

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