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Document ID (ISN)35269
CIS number 81-500
ISSN - Serial title 0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine
Year 1980
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Paganini-Hill A., Glazer E., Henderson B.E., Ross R.K.
Title Cause-specific mortality among newspaper web pressmen.
Bibliographic information Aug. 1980, Vol.22, No.8, p.542-544. 28 ref.
Abstract 1361 workers were studied. Overall mortality was similar to that expected. There was a significant excess of deaths due to leukaemia and kidney cancer, as well as to cirrhosis of the liver.
Descriptors (primary) printing industry; harmful substances; mortality
Descriptors (secondary) leukaemia; cirrhosis; renal cancer
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Occupational pathology
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Printing, photography and photocopying industry