| Document ID (ISN) | 21562 |
| CIS number |
74-1635 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1974 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Thorpe J.J. |
| Title |
Epidemiologic survey of leukaemia in persons potentially exposed to benzene. |
| Bibliographic information |
June 1974, Vol.16, No.6, p.375-382. Illus. 12 ref. |
| Abstract |
8 European affiliates of Exxon Corporation participated in this survey undertaken to study the relationship of leukaemia to benzene exposure. The results are presented and discussed in detail. It was established that the occurrence of leukaemia in a population working in a variety of petroleum and petrochemical operations, some of whom were exposed to low levels of benzene over a 10-year period, is not abnormal when compared to the incidence in the general population in the countries concerned. There is need for improved methods of recording and storing biological observations, job histories, occupational exposures and demographic data. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
leukaemia; petrochemical industry; petroleum refining; benzene |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
epidemiologic study; comparative study; determination in air; long-term exposure |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Petroleum and natural gas industry
Chemical industry
Leukaemia
Aromatic hydrocarbons
Petrochemical industry
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