| Document ID (ISN) | 70089 |
| CIS number |
97-1888 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0143-005X - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health |
| Year |
1997 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
van Loon A.J.M., et al. |
| Title |
Socioeconomic status and lung cancer incidence in men in the Netherlands: Is there a role for occupational exposure? |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1997, Vol.51, No.1, p.24-29. 34 ref. |
| Abstract |
In a prospective cohort study of 58,279 men in the Netherlands, occupational exposure to asbestos, paint dust, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and welding fumes was estimated from job histories, and socioeconomic status was measured using educational and occupational indicators. After 4.3 years of follow up there were 470 confirmed lung cancer cases. An inverse association was observed between socioeconomic status and lung cancer risk which could not be explained by occupational exposure to the carcinogens studied. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
carcinogens; social aspects; synergism; lung cancer |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Netherlands; aromatic hydrocarbons; asbestos; cohort study; welding fumes; polycyclic hydrocarbons; exposure evaluation; paint mist |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Netherlands |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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