| Document ID (ISN) | 58815 |
| CIS number |
92-1585 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-1072 - British Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1991 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Roman E., Beral V., Sanjose S., Schilling R., Watson A. |
| Title |
Pernicious anaemia in the textile industry |
| Bibliographic information |
May 1991, Vol.48, No.5, p.348-352. 15 ref. |
| Abstract |
The objective of this case-control study of textile and clothing workers who died in England and Wales in the years around 1961, 1971 and 1981 was to examine whether the observed excess mortality from anaemia in the industry was associated with any specific anaemia type or occupational activity. The main data gathered were type of anaemia, place of residence and of birth, and occupation. The frequency of the different types of anaemia in this industry differed from that of England and Wales with relatively more deaths from pernicious anaemia than in the country as a whole (74 observed versus 55 expected deaths). Within the industry, those whose death was attributed to pernicious anaemia were more than twice as likely as other textile and clothing workers to have worked in textile mills. Occupational factors, specifically work in textile mills, could be implicated in the pathogenesis of pernicious anaemia. The aetiology of this disease is not well understood and further study in the case of textile mill workers is required. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
hyperchromic anaemia; multifactor aetiology; manufacture of textile goods; occupation disease relation; textile industry; mortality |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
cotton; flax; comparative study; diseases of blood-forming organs; pathogenesis; respirable dust |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Blood diseases
Clothing and finished textile products industry
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