Document ID (ISN) | 103189 |
CIS number |
04-87 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0355-3140 - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health |
Year |
2002 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Andersson E., Nilsson R., Torén K. |
Title |
Gliomas among men employed in the Swedish pulp and paper industry |
Bibliographic information |
Oct. 2002, Vol.28, No.5, p.333-340. 40 ref. |
Abstract |
This study on the risk of gliomas among workers in the Swedish pulp and paper industry is based on data from the Swedish Cancer Environment Register, which links the incidence of cancer from 1971 to 1990 and the 1960 and 1970 census data on codes of occupation and industry for the whole population. Standardized incidence ratios (SIR) were used to estimate the risks for men in different occupations in pulp (N=28,142) and paper (N=39,169) mills in 1960, 1970 or both years as compared with those of all gainfully employed men in Sweden. Maintenance workers employed in pulp or paper mills in 1960, 1970 or both years, as well as pulp workers, showed an increased incidence of gliomas in 1971-1990 (SIR 1.5 for both groups), whereas the incidence among process workers in paper mills was lower than expected (SIR 0.6). Taken together, all employed men in the pulp mill industry had an increased incidence of gliomas (SIR 1.3). |
Descriptors (primary) |
Sweden; pulp and paper industry; brain cancer; diseases of central nervous system |
Descriptors (secondary) |
male workers; maintenance; cancer; frequency rates; cohort study; health service records; hazard evaluation |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Sweden |
Subject(s) |
Paper-making and printing
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Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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Browse category(ies) |
Paper and paper products industry Diseases of the nervous system
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