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ID (ISN) del documento45253
Número CIS 86-138
ISSN - Título de la serie 0355-3140 - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Año 1985
Número de serie
Autor(es) Pippard E.C., Acheson E.D.
Título The mortality of boot and shoe makers, with special reference to cancer
Información bibliográfica Aug. 1985, Vol.11, No.4, p.249-255. Illus. 28 ref.
Resumen This study covers 5017 men known to have been employed in the boot and shoe manufacturing industry in 3 towns in the United Kingdom in 1939. At the end of 1982, 68.4% were known to be dead. The anticipated excess of nasal cancer was found. Excess mortality from leukaemia and rectal cancer was also found. Some supporting evidence for a risk of rectal cancer in this industry was found in the literature.
Descriptores (primarios) substancias cancerígenas; Reino Unido; mortalidad; industria del calzado; disolventes orgánicos; clorofenoles; fabricación de artículos de cuero; adhesivos
Descriptores (secundarios) revisión bibliográfica; cáncer de recto; encuesta epidemiológica; cáncer nasal; leucemia
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Patología profesional
Broad subject area(s)
Navegación por categoria(s) Footwear, leather and fur industry
Phenols and phenolic compounds
Alcohols