Document ID (ISN) | 41457 |
CIS number |
84-337 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0140-6736 - Lancet |
Year |
1983 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Malker H.R., Malker B.K., Blot W.J. |
Title |
Mesothelioma among sugar refinery workers |
Bibliographic information |
8 Oct. 1983, Vol.2, No.8354, p.858. |
Abstract |
This letter reports a 7.7-fold excess of mesothelioma incidence in 4 workers from a cohort of 3,051 male workers at sugar refining factories in Sweden. The role of asbestos or organic fibrous dusts or other exposures is unclear. |
Descriptors (primary) |
sugar cane; biological hazards; respirable dust; pleural mesothelioma |
Descriptors (secondary) |
Sweden; epidemiologic study; asbestos; plant fibres |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Biological hazards Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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