ID (ISN) del documento | 43057 |
Número CIS |
84-1992 |
ISSN - Título de la serie |
0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine |
Año |
1983 |
Número de serie |
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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
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Navegación por categoria(s) |
Cardiovascular diseases Inorganic substances Inorganic sulfur compounds Phenols and phenolic compounds Alcohols
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