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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.
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 ProvinceSweden
Subject(s) Paper-making and printing
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Browse category(ies) Paper and paper products industry
Diseases of the nervous system