Document ID (ISN) | 42091 |
CIS number |
84-1068 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine |
Year |
1983 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Whorton M.D., Schulman J., Larson S.R., Stubbs H.A., Austin D. |
Title |
Feasibility of identifying high-risk occupations through tumor registries |
Bibliographic information |
Sep. 1983, Vol.25, No.9, p.657-660. 25 ref. |
Abstract |
6424 workers (asbestos workers, bakers, painters, plasterers, plumbers and roofers) were studied. The California Tumour Registry file for 1976 and 1977 indicated increased cancer incidence (trachea, bronchus, lung, pleura) among asbestos workers (standardised incidence ratio (SIR) = 498) and painters (SIR = 199). Strengths and weaknesses of the approach are discussed. Many technical and methodological problems limit the utility of the system for routine cancer incidence surveillance. |
Descriptors (primary) |
carcinogens; neoplasms; health service records; hazard evaluation |
Descriptors (secondary) |
asbestos; tracheal cancer; painting; lung cancer; bronchial cancer |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Risk evaluation Occupational health services
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