ID (ISN) del documento | 109889 |
Número CIS |
09-816 |
ISSN - Título de la serie |
0339-6517 - Documents pour le médecin du travail |
Año |
2009 |
Número de serie |
DMT118TF180
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Autor(es) |
Bourgkard E., Wild P., Courcot B., Diss M., Ettlinger J., Goutet P., Hemon D., Marquis N., Mur J.M., Rigal C., Rohn-Janssens M.P., Moulin J.J. |
Título |
Lung cancer mortality and iron oxide exposure in a French steel-producing factory |
Título original |
Mortalité par cancer du poumon et exposition aux oxydes de fer dans une usine sidérurgique française [en francés] |
Información bibliográfica |
2nd Quarter 2009, No.118, p.209-220. 32 ref. |
Acceso Internet |
http://www.dmt-prevention.fr/inrs-pub/inrs01.nsf/IntranetObject-accesParReference/TF%20180/$File/TF180.pdf [en francés]
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Resumen |
The objective of this study was to highlight a possible relationship between exposure to iron oxides and the risk of lung cancer among workers of a French steel mill producing carbon steel. A historical cohort comprising all workers having ever worked for at least a year between 1959 and 1997 was constituted. Causes of death were determined from death certificates, while occupational exposures were evaluated with the help of a plant-specific job-exposure matrix developed by a panel of eight experts and validated by atmospheric sampling. The cohort consisted of 16,742 men and 959 women, followed-up for mortality from 1968 to 1998. Standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) were computed using local death rates. Poisson regressions were used to estimate the relative risks (RRs) for occupational exposures, after adjustment for potential confounding factors. Among men, mortality was lower than expected for lung cancer compared to the local population (SMR 0.89) and higher than expected compared to the French population (SMR 1.30). A significant bladder cancer excess was observed among workers exposed to oil mist (RR 2.44). Other findings are discussed. |
Descriptores (primarios) |
óxido de hierro; Francia; acerías; cáncer de pulmón; mortalidad |
Descriptores (secundarios) |
niebla de aceite; tumor de vejiga; estudio de cohorte; dosificación en el aire; relación trabajo-exposición; valoración estadística; factores de riesgo |
Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
País / Estado o Provincia | Francia |
Tema(s) |
Metalurgia, trabajo de los metales
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Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos químicos Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
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Navegación por categoria(s) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar) Iron and steel industry Iron and compounds Inorganic substances
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