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ID (ISN) del documento41916
Número CIS 84-1032
ISSN - Título de la serie 0003-9896 - Archives of Environmental Health
Año 1983
Número de serie
Autor(es) Blair A., Berney B.W., Heid M.F., White D.W.
Título Causes of death among workers in the tobacco industry
Información bibliográfica July-Aug. 1983, Vol.38, No.4, p.223-228. 36 ref.
Resumen The number of deaths by cause, race and sex in 2709 workers (black and white males and females) from obituary listings were compared with the general US population. Mortality from cancer of the colon was slightly elevated in all groups. Excess deaths from lung cancer occurred only in white females. Proportionate mortality ratios were high for arteriosclerosis, heart disease, motor vehicle accidents and suicides in most groups, and those for respiratory disease and cirrhosis of the liver were low.
Descriptores (primarios) mortalidad; industria del tabaco
Descriptores (secundarios) arterioesclerosis; enfermedades respiratorias; cáncer de pulmón; cáncer gastrointestinal; estudio comparado; enfermedades cardíacas; encuesta epidemiológica; diferencias por el sexo; cirrosis
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Patología profesional
Broad subject area(s)
Navegación por categoria(s) Tobacco industry