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ID (ISN) del documento43057
Número CIS 84-1992
ISSN - Título de la serie 0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine
Año 1983
Número de serie
Autor(es) Wilcosky T.C., Tyroler H.A.
Título Mortality from heart disease among workers exposed to solvents
Información bibliográfica Dec. 1983, Vol.25, No.12, p.879-885. Illus. 20 ref.
Resumen A survivorship analysis was used to compare the cardiovascular disease mortality in a cohort of 1,282 white male workers exposed and non-exposed to solvents in a rubber and tyre manufacturing plant during a 15-year follow-up period. Detailed exposure estimates for 25 solvents were available. The known association between carbon disulfide exposure and ischaemic heart disease (IHD) was apparent among these workers, and 2 other solvents, ethanol and phenol, were also significant predictors of IHD. Solvents other than carbon disulfide may cause atherosclerotic disease.
Descriptores (primarios) fenol; sulfuro de carbono; enfermedades cardíacas; disolventes orgánicos; etanol
Descriptores (secundarios) industria del caucho; enfermedades coronarias; fabricación de neumáticos; encuesta epidemiológica; enfermedades cardiovasculares; mortalidad
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Patología profesional
Broad subject area(s)
Navegación por categoria(s) Cardiovascular diseases
Inorganic substances
Inorganic sulfur compounds
Phenols and phenolic compounds
Alcohols