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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 50916 |
| CIS number |
88-1883 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-1072 - British Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1988 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Armstrong B.K., De Klerk N.H., Musk A.W., Hobbs M.S.T. |
| Title |
Mortality in miners and millers of crocidolite in Western Australia |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 1988, Vol.45, No.1, p.5-13. Illus. 28 ref. |
| Abstract |
6,505 men and 411 women were employed in the mining and milling of crocidolite in a mine in Western Australia between 1943-1966. Employment was usually brief (median duration: 4 months) and exposure intense (median cumulative exposure: 6 fibres/cc yrs). The Standardised Mortality Ratio (SMR) for all causes in men was 1.53. Statistically significant excess death rates were observed in men for neoplasms, particularly malignant mesothelioma (32 deaths), neoplasms of the trachea, bronchus, and lung (SMR 2.64) and of the stomach (SMR 1.90); respiratory diseases, particularly pneumoconiosis (SMR 25.5); infections, particularly tuberculosis (SMR 4.09); mental disorders, particularly alcoholism (SMR 4.87); digestive diseases, particularly peptic ulceration (SMR 2.46) and cirrhosis of the liver (SMR 3.94); and injuries and poisonings, particularly non-transport accidents (SMR 2.36). The excess mortality from pneumoconiosis, malignant mesothelioma, and respiratory cancers, but not stomach neoplasms, was dependent on time since first exposure and on cumulative exposure. There was no significant increase in mortality from laryngeal cancer (SMR 1.09) or neoplasms other than those listed. In women, the SMR for all causes was 1.47 (95% confidence interval 0.98-2.21) and for neoplasms 1.99. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational diseases; crocidolite; mining industry; asbestos mining; milling industry; mortality |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
poisoning; neoplasms; Australia; mineral dust pneumoconiosis; tuberculosis; parasitic diseases; digestive system diseases; alcoholism; mental disorders; infectious diseases; tracheal cancer; bronchial cancer; respiratory diseases; lung cancer; peptic ulcer; gastrointestinal cancer; suicide; cirrhosis; injuries; exposure evaluation; long-term study; long-term exposure; evaluation of results; health hazards; length of exposure; dose-response relationship; occupational accidents |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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| Browse category(ies) |
Food industry
Mining and quarrying
Alcohol and drug abuse
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Asbestos
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