Does adjustment for measurement error induce positive bias if there is no true association? (2009)
This article is a response to an off-the-record discussion that I had at an international meeting of epidemiologists. It centered on a concern, perhaps widely spread, that measurement error...
Statistical modeling of determinants of exposure ascertained in large-scale surveys is an increasingly popular approach to both (i) identifying effective occupational exposure controls that arise in...
Burstyn, Igor, Kapur, Nitin, Shalapay, Carol, Bamforth, Fiona, Wild, T.Cameron, Liu, Juxin, ...
Introduction Our main objective was to estimate smoking prevalence as well as sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of self-reported smoking...
Burstyn, Igor, Cherry, Nicola M, Yasui, Yutaka, Kim, Hyang-Mi
Abstract Background The main objective of this paper is to compare different methods for predicting the levels of SO 2 air pollution in oil and gas producing area of rural western Canada. Month-long...
Kim, Hyang-Mi, Yasui, Yutaka, Burstyn, Igor
In occupational epidemiology, it is often possible to obtain repeated measurements of exposure from a sample of subjects (workers) who belong to exposure groups associated with different levels of...
VAN TONGEREN, MARTIE, BURSTYN, IGOR, KROMHOUT, HANS, GARDINER, KERRY
Occupational exposure to chemical agents can vary enormously within- and between-workers, even when carrying out the same jobs. When repeated measurements are available, the variance components can...
KIM, HYANG-MI, YASUI, YUTAKA, BURSTYN, IGOR
In occupational epidemiology, it is often possible to obtain repeated measurements of exposure from a sample of subjects (workers) who belong to exposure groups associated with different levels of...
Kim, Hyang-Mi, Yasui, Yutaka, Burstyn, Igor
In occupational epidemiology, it is often possible to obtain repeated measurements of exposure from a sample of subjects (workers) who belong to exposure groups associated with different levels of...
A Database of Exposures in the Rubber Manufacturing Industry: Design and Quality Control (2005)
DE VOCHT, FRANK, STRAIF, KURT, SZESZENIA-DABROWSKA, N., HAGMAR, LARS, SORAHAN, TOM, BURSTYN, IGOR, ...
The concerted action EXASRUB was initiated to create a database management system for information on occupational hygiene measurements that could be used to develop exposure models in the European...
Assessment of Pesticide Exposure in the Agricultural Population of Costa Rica (2005)
MONGE, PATRICIA, PARTANEN, TIMO, WESSELING, CATHARINA, BRAVO, VIRIA, RUEPERT, CLEMENS, BURSTYN, IGOR
We describe a model for the retrospective assessment of parental exposure to 26 pesticides, selected by toxicity-based prioritization, in a population-based case–control study of childhood...
Kolstad, Henrik A., Sønderskov, Jette, Burstyn, Igor
In epidemiological research, self-reported information about determinants and levels of occupational exposures is difficult to obtain, especially if the disease under study has a high mortality rate...
Assessment of Pesticide Exposure in the Agricultural Population of Costa Rica (2005)
Monge, Patricia, Partanen, Timo, Wesseling, Catharina, Bravo, Viria, Ruepert, Clemens, Burstyn, Igor
We describe a model for the retrospective assessment of parental exposure to 26 pesticides, selected by toxicity-based prioritization, in a population-based case-control study of childhood leukaemia...
A Database of Exposures in the Rubber Manufacturing Industry: Design and Quality Control (2005)
De Vocht, Frank, Straif, Kurt, Szeszenia-Dabrowska, N., Hagmar, Lars, Sorahan, Tom, Burstyn, Igor, ...
The concerted action EXASRUB was initiated to create a database management system for information on occupational hygiene measurements that could be used to develop exposure models in the European...
Van Tongeren, Martie, Burstyn, Igor, Kromhout, Hans, Gardiner, Kerry
Occupational exposure to chemical agents can vary enormously within- and between-workers, even when carrying out the same jobs. When repeated measurements are available, the variance components can...
KOLSTAD, HENRIK A., SØNDERSKOV, JETTE, BURSTYN, IGOR
In epidemiological research, self-reported information about determinants and levels of occupational exposures is difficult to obtain, especially if the disease under study has a high mortality rate...
Characteristics of Peaks of Inhalation Exposure to Organic Solvents (2004)
Preller, Liesbeth, Burstyn, Igor, De Pater, Nettie, Kromhout, Hans
Objectives: To determine which exposure metrics are sufficient to characterize ‘peak’ inhalation exposure to organic solvents (OS) during spraying operations. Methods: Personal exposure...
Meijster, Tim, Burstyn, Igor, Posthumus, Maarten A., Kromhout, Hans
The goal of this study was to monitor emission of chemicals at a factory where plastics products were fabricated by a new robotic (impregnated tape winding) production process. Stationary and...
Principal Component Analysis is a Powerful Instrument in Occupational Hygiene Inquiries (2004)
Several investigators have successfully used principal component analysis (PCA) in interpreting occupational hygiene data. However, traditional textbooks in occupational hygiene provide no guidance...
Principal Component Analysis is a Powerful Instrument in Occupational Hygiene Inquiries (2004)
Several investigators have successfully used principal component analysis (PCA) in interpreting occupational hygiene data. However, traditional textbooks in occupational hygiene provide no guidance...
Characteristics of Peaks of Inhalation Exposure to Organic Solvents (2004)
PRELLER, LIESBETH, BURSTYN, IGOR, DE PATER, NETTIE, KROMHOUT, HANS
Objectives: To determine which exposure metrics are sufficient to characterize ‘peak’ inhalation exposure to organic solvents (OS) during spraying operations. Methods: Personal exposure...
MEIJSTER, TIM, BURSTYN, IGOR, POSTHUMUS, MAARTEN A., KROMHOUT, HANS
The goal of this study was to monitor emission of chemicals at a factory where plastics products were fabricated by a new robotic (impregnated tape winding) production process. Stationary and...
Characteristics of Peaks of Inhalation Exposure to Organic Solvents (2004)
Preller, Liesbeth, Burstyn, Igor, De Pater, Nettie, Kromhout, Hans
Objectives: To determine which exposure metrics are sufficient to characterize ‘peak’ inhalation exposure to organic solvents (OS) during spraying operations. Methods: Personal exposure...
Meijster, Tim, Burstyn, Igor, Posthumus, Maarten A., Kromhout, Hans
The goal of this study was to monitor emission of chemicals at a factory where plastics products were fabricated by a new robotic (impregnated tape winding) production process. Stationary and...
Principal Component Analysis is a Powerful Instrument in Occupational Hygiene Inquiries (2004)
Several investigators have successfully used principal component analysis (PCA) in interpreting occupational hygiene data. However, traditional textbooks in occupational hygiene provide no guidance...
Burstyn, Igor, Boffetta, Paolo, Heederik, Dick, Partanen, Timo, Kromhout, Hans, Svane, Ole, ...
Work in the asphalt industry has been associated with nonmalignant respiratory morbidity and mortality, but the evidence is not consistent. A historical cohort of asphalt workers included 58,862 men...
BURSTYN, IGOR, RANDEM, BRITT, LIEN, JAN ERIK, LANGÅRD, SVERRE, KROMHOUT, HANS
Objectives: To characterize exposures of asphalt workers in Norway and to evaluate exposure control measures. Methods: Representative asphalt paving and mixing operations were monitored in Norway in...
Burstyn, Igor, Kromhout, Hans, Kauppinen, Timo, Heikkilä, Pirjo, Boffetta, Paolo
Introduction: An industrial hygiene database has been constructed for the exposure assessment in a study of cancer risk among asphalt workers. Aim: To create models of bitumen and polycyclic aromatic...
Burstyn, Igor, Kromhout, Hans, Cruise, Pamela J., Brennan, Paul
Objectives: The objective of this project was to construct a database of exposure measurements which would be used to retrospectively assess the intensity of various exposures in an epidemiological...
EXPOSURE LEVELS AND DETERMINANTS OF INHALABLE DUST EXPOSURE IN BAKERIES (1997)
Burstyn, Igor, Teschke, Kay, Kennedy, Susan M.
The study's objectives were to measure full-shift exposure to inhalable dust in bakeries and define the determinants of full-shift exposure. Inhalable dust was measured gravimetrically. Ninety-six...