Document ID (ISN) | 101838 |
CIS number |
03-649 |
ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Year |
2002 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Barton J.C., Cheatwood S.M., Key T.J., Acton R.T. |
Title |
Hemochromatosis detection in a health screening program at an Alabama forest products mill |
Bibliographic information |
Aug. 2002, Vol.44, No.8, p.745-751. 56 ref. |
Abstract |
This article analyses the haemochromatosis detection data from a long-term health screening program at a forest products mill. There were 2199 participants: 2032 whites (1506 men, 526 women) and 167 African Americans (124 men, 43 women). Iron and transferrin saturation were measured serum after overnight fasting; ferritin was measured in participants with elevated iron concentrations or transferrin saturation >48%. Participants with elevated ferritin levels underwent further evaluation. Eight white men were diagnosed to have haemochromatosis (frequency 0.0039 in whites, 0.0053 in white men). The estimated cost per case detected was USD 8826. It is concluded that detecting haemochromatosis in a workplace health screening program is efficacious and economical. |
Descriptors (primary) |
haemochromatosis; medical examinations; sawmilling industry; diagnosis |
Descriptors (secondary) |
race-linked differences; iron; Alabama; determination in blood; economic aspects; iron metabolism; sex-linked differences; ferritin |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | USA |
Subject(s) |
Forestry
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Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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Browse category(ies) |
Blood diseases Woodworking industry Lumber and the woodworking industry
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