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ID (ISN) del documento112302
Número CIS 12-0125
ISSN - Título de la serie 0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
Año 2011
Número de serie
Autor(es) Seldén A.I., Ahlborg G
Título Cancer morbidity in Swedish dry-cleaners and laundry workers: Historically prospective cohort study
Información bibliográfica Apr. 2011, Vol.84, No.4, p.435-443. 42 ref.
Acceso Internet Cancer_morbidity_in_Swedish_dry-cleaners_[INTERNET_FREE_ACCESS] [en inglés]
Resumen The objective of this study was to examine the possible associations between carcinogenic risks to humans and occupational exposure to perchloroethylene (PER). A Swedish cohort of over 10,000 dry-cleaning and laundry workers assembled in 1984 was followed up for new cases of cancer by matching with the Swedish cancer register from 1985 to 2006 and the results were compared with expected frequencies derived from national reference data. Findings are discussed. Overall, there was no clear association between PER exposure and subsequent cancer morbidity among these workers.
Descriptores (primarios) tetracloroetileno; limpieza en seco; cáncer; lavanderías; factores de riesgo
Descriptores (secundarios) Suecia; estudio de cohorte; valoración estadística; archivos de los servicios de higiene
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Patología profesional
Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas
Broad subject area(s) Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
Riesgos químicos
Navegación por categoria(s) Cancer and carcinogens
Laundries and dry cleaning