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ID (ISN) del documento108894
Número CIS 08-1291
ISSN - Título de la serie 0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Año 2008
Número de serie
Autor(es) Kubale T., Hiratzka S., Henn S., Markey A., Daniels R., Utterback D., Waters K., Silver S., Robinson C., Macievic G., Lodwick J.
Título A cohort mortality study of chemical laboratory workers at Department of Energy nuclear plants
Información bibliográfica Sep. 2008, Vol.51, No.9, p.656-667. 39 ref.
Resumen This study evaluated the mortality causes of 6157 chemical laboratory workers employed at United States Department of Energy facilities. All cause, all cancer and cause-specific standardized mortality ratios were calculated. Cox regression analyses were conducted to further evaluate the relation between chemical exposure and mortality risk due to selected cancers. The mortality due to all causes combined and all cancers combined were below expectation for the cohort. There were no statistically significant elevations reported among men for any specific cancer or non-cancer outcome. Neither were there any statistically significant elevations among women for any specific non-cancer and most specific cancers; however, multiple myeloma deaths were significantly elevated (SMR=3.56). Statistically significant elevations of leukaemia were observed among workers employed 20 years or more, together with a statistically-significant trend of elevated lung cancer mortality with increasing employment duration. Other findings are discussed.
Descriptores (primarios) Estados Unidos; trabajos de laboratorio; centrales nucleares; productos químicos; mortalidad
Descriptores (secundarios) leucemia; mieloma; antigüedad; tasas de frecuencia; estudio de cohorte; diferencias por el sexo; valoración estadística; cáncer
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
País / Estado o ProvinciaEstados Unidos
Tema(s) Patología profesional
Broad subject area(s) Riesgos químicos
Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
Navegación por categoria(s) Power generation and distribution