| ID (ISN) del documento | 51340 |
| Número CIS |
89-561 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0007-1072 - British Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Año |
1988 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Edelman D.A. |
| Título |
Exposure to asbestos and the risk of gastrointestinal cancer: A reassessment |
| Información bibliográfica |
Feb. 1988, Vol.45, No.2, p.75-82. Illus. 44 ref. |
| Resumen |
The notion that asbestos workers have a higher risk of gastrointestinal cancer has persisted since 1964 despite several studies that have found no increased risk. The risks of gastrointestinal cancer to workers exposed to asbestos were reassessed, based on the results of published studies on 32 independent cohorts of asbestos workers. No consistent evidence was found to indicate that exposure to asbestos increases the risk of gastrointestinal cancer. Generally, the higher SMRs came from studies conducted in the United States or Canada and might reflect factors not related to exposure to asbestos. In studies in which asbestos exposed and non-asbestos exposed workers were evaluated the SMRs were not consistently higher for the group exposed to asbestos. There was no apparent dose response relation between accumulated asbestos dose and the risk of gastrointestinal cancer. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
amianto; valoración de la exposición; cáncer gastrointestinal; mortalidad |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
Canadá; Estados Unidos; morbilidad; tumores; valoración de los resultados; riesgos para la salud; observación de larga duración |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| Tema(s) |
Patología profesional
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos químicos
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Asbestos
Exposure evaluation
Gastrointestinal diseases
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