Retrospective Assessment of Occupational Exposures for the GENEVA Study of ALS among Military Veterans.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This paper describes the retrospective exposure assessment conducted to assess occupational exposures for the Genes and Environmental Exposures in Veterans (GENEVA) study, a case-control study investigating the joint contribution of genetics and environmental exposures to the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) among military veterans.

Methods

Occupational histories for 1597 study participants collected as part of the GENEVA study were the basis for this retrospective exposure assessment. The data set included 15528 jobs held from 1924 to 2010, representing 4539 unique industry and occupation (I&O) combinations. Three industrial hygiene experts were recruited to independently rate occupational exposures to specific agents previously associated with an incre

SUBMITTER: Bello A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5388189 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature