The observational nature of occupational epidemiology research is a reason for potentially divergent interpretation of the causal nature of the results of studies addressing the association between an exposure and a disease. There is a need for frameworks that explicitly define the steps involved in this process of deriving causal inference from occupational epidemiology. A recent proposal consisted of the following steps: (i) study identification, (ii) quality assessment and categorization, (iii) evaluation of the weight of the evidence, and (iv) assignment of a scalable conclusion. While other approaches can be proposed, efforts to improve the quality and transparency of the process are helpful and represent a contribution to this essential component of occupational epidemiology research.
A framework for causal inference in occupational epidemiology / Boffetta, P.. - In: GIORNALE ITALIANO DI MEDICINA DEL LAVORO ED ERGONOMIA. - ISSN 1592-7830. - STAMPA. - 33:3(2011), pp. 314-316.
A framework for causal inference in occupational epidemiology
Boffetta, P.
2011
Abstract
The observational nature of occupational epidemiology research is a reason for potentially divergent interpretation of the causal nature of the results of studies addressing the association between an exposure and a disease. There is a need for frameworks that explicitly define the steps involved in this process of deriving causal inference from occupational epidemiology. A recent proposal consisted of the following steps: (i) study identification, (ii) quality assessment and categorization, (iii) evaluation of the weight of the evidence, and (iv) assignment of a scalable conclusion. While other approaches can be proposed, efforts to improve the quality and transparency of the process are helpful and represent a contribution to this essential component of occupational epidemiology research.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.