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Mortality from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among workers in a soft paper mill: a case-referent study.
- Source :
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British journal of industrial medicine [Br J Ind Med] 1989 Mar; Vol. 46 (3), pp. 192-5. - Publication Year :
- 1989
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Abstract
- In a case-referent study encompassing 33 cases and 228 referents the potential risk for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and respiratory cancer among workers in a soft paper mill was evaluated. The cases were selected from registers of deaths and burials in the parishes around the paper mill. Information on exposure was obtained from the personnel register of the mill but because of shortage of information the cases could only be classified as "exposed" or "non-exposed." At some places in the mill the concentrations of paper dust had previously been high, 10-30 mg/m3. Employment at the paper mill was found to be associated with an increased risk of bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (odds ratio = 3.8, p less than 0.05).
- Subjects :
- Adult
Aged
Asthma etiology
Dust adverse effects
Humans
Industry
Lung Diseases, Obstructive etiology
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases etiology
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms etiology
Risk Factors
Smoking
Sweden
Asthma mortality
Lung Diseases, Obstructive mortality
Occupational Diseases mortality
Paper
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0007-1072
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- British journal of industrial medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 2930729
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/oem.46.3.192