ID (ISN) del documento | 111273 |
Número CIS |
10-0813 |
ISSN - Título de la serie |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Año |
2009 |
Número de serie |
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Autor(es) |
MacFarlane E., Benke G., Del Monaco A., Sim M.R. |
Título |
Cancer incidence and mortality in a historical cohort of Australian pest control workers |
Información bibliográfica |
Dec. 2009, Vol.66, No.12, p.818-823. 30 ref. |
Resumen |
The objective of this study was to determine the rates of mortality and incident cancer in a historical cohort of pest control operators, assembled from former state government occupational health surveillance programmes. This cohort was linked to the Australian national registries of cancer and mortality and the results were compared with the general Australian population rates. 125 deaths and 89 incident cancers were found during the periods of observation (mortality 1983-2004 and cancer 1983-2002). Overall cancer incidence and mortality rates were not found to be significantly different from the general population. Among the specific causes of death, suicide (standardized mortality ratio; SMR 1.78) and unintentional falls (SMR 4.57) were significantly in excess, although the latter was based on only four deaths. Melanoma was the only specific incident cancer found significantly in excess (standardized incidence ratio 1.56). |
Descriptores (primarios) |
Nueva Gales del Sur; pesticidas; mortalidad; cáncer; factores de riesgo |
Descriptores (secundarios) |
Australia; valoración estadística; tasas de frecuencia |
Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
Tema(s) |
Cemercio, servicios, oficinas Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas
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Broad subject area(s) |
Industrias y ocupaciones
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Navegación por categoria(s) |
Epidemiology
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