Computer-based coding of free-text job descriptions to efficiently identify occupations in epidemiological studies

Daniel E Russ; Kwan-Yuet Ho; Joanne S Colt; Karla R Armenti; Dalsu Baris; Wong-Ho Chow; Faith Davis; Alison Johnson; Mark P Purdue; Margaret R Karagas; Kendra Schwartz; Molly Schwenn; Debra T Silverman; Calvin A Johnson; Melissa C Friesen

doi:10.1136/oemed-2015-103152

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Computer-based coding of free-text job descriptions to efficiently identify occupations in epidemiological studies

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Daniel E Russ Division of Computational Bioscience, Center for Information Technology, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kwan-Yuet Ho Division of Computational Bioscience, Center for Information Technology, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, 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
Karla R Armenti Division of Public Health Services, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Public Health Statistics and Informatics, Concord, New Hampshire, 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
Wong-Ho Chow University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Faith Davis Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alison Johnson Vermont Cancer Registry, Burlington, Vermont, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mark P Purdue 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 Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kendra Schwartz Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Molly Schwenn Maine Cancer Registry, Augusta, Maine, 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
Calvin A Johnson Division of Computational Bioscience, Center for Information Technology, NIH, 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 Daniel E Russ, Division of Computational Bioscience, Center for Information Technology, NIH, Bethesda 20892, MD, USA; druss{at}mail.nih.gov

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Russ DE, Ho K, Colt JS, et al

Computer-based coding of free-text job descriptions to efficiently identify occupations in epidemiological studies

Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016;73:417-424.

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Received June 29, 2015
Revised February 5, 2016
Accepted March 7, 2016
First published April 21, 2016.

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May 23, 2016

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