Ascertainment Bias in a Historic Cohort Study of Residents in an Asbestos Manufacturing Community

Ascertainment Bias in a Historic Cohort Study of Residents in an Asbestos Manufacturing Community

This paper describes follow-up for a cohort of 4530 residents living in the asbestos manufacturing community of Ambler, PA, U.S. in 1930. Using re-identified census data, cause and date of death data obtained from the genealogic website Ancestry.com, along with geospatial analysis, we explored relat...

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Main Authors: Jeremy D. Wortzel, Douglas J. Wiebe, Shabnam Elahi, Atu Agawu, Frances K. Barg, Edward A. Emmett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
historic cohort
asbestos
ascertainment bias
health disparities
asbestos related diseases
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/5/2211

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