Singleton, Karen Anderson
(2008)
ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES PUBLISHED IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOURNALS.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Occupational epidemiology plays an important role in public health by describing and analyzing environmental and occupational hazards affecting workers, and sometimes the general public. Since the results of occupational epidemiology serve as the background for public policy making as well as individual worker and employer decisions, the accuracy of these studies is quite important. No previous studies have attempted to describe the occupational epidemiology literature. METHODS: This study examines author affiliation, funding source, outcome, and topic in two major occupational health journals published in the United States in order to describe the literature over the past three decades and to find associations between the stated variables. RESULTS: Associations between U.S. industry funded or U.S. industry authored studies and outcome were observed, with an increase in negative outcome (pro-industry) studies as compared to U.S. federally funded or U.S. university authored studies. An overall increase in international sponsoring and performance of occupational epidemiology has also been observed over the past three decades. CONCLUSIONS: The published occupational epidemiology literature in two U.S. journals demonstrated associations between funding source and outcome as well as author affiliation and outcome. Further research is recommended to follow up on the findings of this study.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
28 September 2008 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
29 May 2008 |
| Approval Date: |
28 September 2008 |
| Submission Date: |
13 June 2008 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Public Health > Occupational Medicine |
| Degree: |
MPH - Master of Public Health |
| Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
epidemiology; industry bias; occupational epidemiology; occupational health journals |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-06132008-105604/, etd-06132008-105604 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 19:47 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:44 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/8094 |
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