| Document ID (ISN) | 106546 |
| CIS number |
07-656 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Landtblom A.M., Tondel M., Hjalmarsson P., Flodin U., Axelson O. |
| Title |
The risk for multiple sclerosis in female nurse anaesthetists: A register based study |
| Bibliographic information |
June 2006, Vol.63, No.6, p.387-389. Illus. 32 ref. |
| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between exposure to volatile anaesthetic agents and the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS). Female nurse anaesthetists, other female nurses and female teachers were identified and retrieved from the 1985 census in Sweden and linked with the disability pension registers and with data on hospital care between 1985 and 2000. The cumulative incidence rate of MS was found to be increased in female nurse anaesthetists in relation to other nurses (statistically not significant) and teachers (statistically significant). These findings give some support to previous findings of an increased risk for MS in nurse anaesthetists. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
inhalation anaesthetics; nursing personnel; volatile substances; multiple sclerosis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Sweden; women; case-control study; exposure evaluation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Sweden |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the nervous system
Health care services
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