| Document ID (ISN) | 107095 |
| CIS number |
07-1170 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0355-3140 - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Lope V., Pérez-Gómez B., Aragonés N., López-Abente G., Gustavsson P., Floderus B., Dosemeci M., Silva A., Pollán M. |
| Title |
Occupational exposure to ionizing radiation and electromagnetic fields in relation to the risk of thyroid cancer in Sweden |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 2006, Vol.32, No.4, p.276-284. 45 ref. |
| Abstract |
This study evaluated the risk of thyroid cancer in relation to occupational exposure to ionizing radiation and extremely low-frequency magnetic fields (ELFMF) in a cohort of close to three million Swedish workers. The cohort was followed up from 1971 through 1989. Exposures to ELFMF and ionizing radiation were assessed using job exposure matrices. Relative risks (RR), adjusted for age and geographic area, were computed using Poisson models. Occupational ELFMF exposure showed no effect on the risk of thyroid cancer. However, women exposed to high intensities of ionizing radiation registered a marked excess risk (RR 1.85). This trend was not in evidence among men. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
ionizing radiation; thyroid cancer; electromagnetic fields |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Sweden; cohort study; statistical evaluation; sex-linked differences; job-exposure relation; long-term study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Spain; Sweden |
| Subject(s) |
Radiation
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Electromagnetic fields
Ionizing radiation
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