Journal article
Exposure Assessment in Cohort Studies of Childhood Asthma
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The environment is suspected to play an important role in the development of childhood asthma. Cohort studies are a powerful observational design for studying exposure-response relationships, but their power depends in part upon the accuracy of the exposure assessment.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper is to summarize and discuss issues that make accurate exposure assessment a challenge and to suggest strategies for improving …
Authors
Arrandale VH; Brauer M; Brook JR; Brunekreef B; Gold DR; London SJ; Miller JD; Özkaynak H; Ries NM; Sears MR
Journal
Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 119, No. 5, pp. 591–597
Publisher
Environmental Health Perspectives
Publication Date
May 2011
DOI
10.1289/ehp.1002267
ISSN
0091-6765