Associations of self-reported occupational exposures and settings to ALS: a case–control study
Goutman S, Boss J, Godwin C, Mukherjee B, Feldman E, Batterman S. Associations of self-reported occupational exposures and settings to ALS: a case–control study. International Archives Of Occupational And Environmental Health 2022, 95: 1567-1586. PMID: 35593931, PMCID: PMC9424174, DOI: 10.1007/s00420-022-01874-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard Occupational ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification codesExposure to particulate matterProductive occupationsALS riskSelf-reported occupational exposureHigher risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosisOccupational exposureHigher ALS riskRisk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosisRisk factor modificationOccupational exposure to particulate matterExposure surveyIncreased ALS riskCase-control studyMaintenance occupationsGrounds cleaningFactor modificationExposure scoreTargeted screeningAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis diagnosisRepair occupationsAdaptive elastic net modelOccupational classificationProgressive neurological disease