ID (ISN) del documento | 55872 |
Número CIS |
91-831 |
ISSN - Título de la serie |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
Año |
1990 |
Número de serie |
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Autor(es) |
Kelman H.R., Kavaler F. |
Título |
Mortality patterns of American merchant seamen 1973-1978 |
Información bibliográfica |
1990, Vol.17, No.4, p.423-433. 11 ref. |
Resumen |
Among 1,922 deaths in the American merchant marine population who were patients in the United States Public Health Service Hospital system in 1973-78, 46% were cancer associated. Eighteen percent of all deaths were due to heart disease. This pattern represented a reversal of the pattern found among patients of acute general care hospitals nationwide for the year 1975. The finding in this study of an excess of cancer-associated deaths, particularly respiratory cancer, could be indicative of an occupationally-associated risk. Data on the total population of merchant seamen at risk and of seamen deaths which may have occurred outside of the United States Public Health Service Hospital system are required to test more definitely the hypothesis of an occupational risk of cancer - especially lung cancer - among American merchant seamen. |
Descriptores (primarios) |
mortalidad; tumores; transportes marítimos; valoración de la exposición |
Descriptores (secundarios) |
substancias peligrosas; Estados Unidos; estudio comparado; enfermedades cardíacas; factores de riesgo; cáncer de pulmón |
Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
País / Estado o Provincia | Estados Unidos |
Tema(s) |
Patología profesional
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Broad subject area(s) |
Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
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Navegación por categoria(s) |
Water transportation Exposure evaluation
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