| Document ID (ISN) | 61675 |
| CIS number |
94-247 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-1072 - British Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1993 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Rushton L. |
| Title |
Further follow up of mortality in a United Kingdom oil refinery cohort |
| Bibliographic information |
June 1993, Vol.50, No.6, p.549-560. 52 ref. |
| Abstract |
The results of an extension of follow up (1976 to 1989) of a cohort of workers employed for at least one year between 1 January 1950 and 31 December 1975 at eight oil refineries in Britain are reported (1st part, see CIS 82-1953). The mortality observed was compared with that expected from the death rates of all the male population of England and Wales and Scotland. The mortality from all causes was lower than that of the comparison population, and reduced mortality was also found for many of the major non-malignant causes of death. Raised mortality patterns were found for diseases of the arteries, in particular aortic aneurysm, and accidental fire and explosion, for the total study population, and across several refineries and other subgroups. Mortality from all neoplasms was lower than expected overall. Raised mortality from all neoplasms was found for labourers and in particular for malignant neoplasms of the oesophagus, stomach, and lung. As in the earlier follow up there was raised mortality from melanoma in several jobs groups. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; petroleum refining; cancer; mortality |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
melanoma; fire; aneurysm; long-term study; epidemiologic study; cohort study; explosions |
| 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) |
Petrochemical industry
Petroleum and natural gas industry
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