| Document ID (ISN) | 45051 |
| CIS number |
85-1846 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-1072 - British Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1985 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Alies-Patin A.M., Valleron A.J. |
| Title |
Mortality of workers in a French asbestos cement factory 1940-82 |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr. 1985, Vol.42, No.4, p.219-225. 21 ref. |
| Abstract |
Mortality study of 1506 French asbestos cement workers with at least 5 years employment in the industry during the period 1940-1982. Standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) were calculated relative to the French male population as a whole. Mortality for all causes was significantly higher than expected for workers with >20 years of employment and with >35 years since first exposure (SMR 2.33). Mortality from all cancers (SMR 2.67) and from pulmonary cancers (SMR 4.23) was significantly higher in workers with first exposure at the age of 25 years or below. The total number of cases of lung cancer was 12, and that of mesothelioma was 4. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
asbestos cement; asbestos; neoplasms; lung cancer; respirable dust; mortality |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
mesothelioma; long-term study; France |
| 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) |
Cement and concrete
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Asbestos
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