Publisher's Synopsis
Describes the operation and applications of a series of computer programmes prepared for use by participants in the IARC Surveillance of Environmental Aspects Related to Cancer in Humans (SEARCH) multi-centre colloborative study. The computer programmes have been specifically written to facilitate the analysis of case-control studies being conducted by participants in the SEARCH project. The report provides instructions on the use of the SEARCH computer package, supported by relevant illustrations using real data. Separate sections cover data information, such as frequencies, data transformation and recoding, classical analytical techniques for case-control studies, unconditional and conditional logistic regression and sample size calculations. The package is available from the International Agency for Research on Cancer and is offered to SEARCH collaborators at no cost.
