| ID (ISN) del documento | 55877 |
| Número CIS |
91-834 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Año |
1990 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Heyer N., Weiss N.S., Demers P., Rosenstock L. |
| Título |
Cohort mortality study of Seattle fire fighters: 1945-1983 |
| Información bibliográfica |
1990, Vol.17, No.4, p.493-504. Illus. Bibl. |
| Resumen |
Fire fighters are known to be occupationally exposed to many toxic substances. However, the limited number of previous studies has not demonstrated any consistent excess mortality from diseases of a priori concern, such as lung cancer, non-malignant respiratory disease, and cardiovascular disease. The authors studied 2,289 Seattle fire fighters from 1945 through 1983, and observed 383 deaths. Excess mortality from leukaemia and multiple myeloma was observed among fire fighters with 30 years or more fire combat duty. Lung cancer mortality was elevated among fire fighters 65 years old or older. A trend of increasing risk with increasing exposure (30 years and more) was observed for diseases of the circulatory system. For this cause of death, fire fighters with 30 years or more fire combat duty had a relative risk of 1.84 compared to those with less than 15 years of fire combat duty. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
lucha contra el fuego; leucemia; mortalidad; enfermedades cardiovasculares; enfermedades respiratorias; cáncer de pulmón; mieloma |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
Estados Unidos; substancias tóxicas; edad; tumores; exposición de larga duración; duración de la exposición; encuesta epidemiológica |
| 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) |
Blood diseases
Leucemia
Incendios
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Cardiovascular diseases
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