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Industry-wide study of mortality of pulp and paper mill workers.
- Source :
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American journal of industrial medicine [Am J Ind Med] 1998 Apr; Vol. 33 (4), pp. 354-65. - Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- A study of pulp and paper mill workers indicated low risks of death from all causes (standardized mortality ratio (SMR) = 0.74) and all cancers (SMR = 0.81) compared with U.S. rates. The leukemia death rate in workers was not higher than the U.S. rate but was higher than the rate in county populations surrounding mills. Workers whose last jobs were in the finishing areas of the mills had an elevated SMR for liver cancer. An internal comparison of occupational characteristics indicated that workers employed in mills using other chemical pulping operations had significantly elevated mortality from all causes, all cancers, heart disease, lymphomas, and brain cancers. Lung cancer mortality was elevated in mills using kraft pulping. The internal comparisons confirmed the association between work in finishing and the risk of liver cancer. This study was designed to investigate whether pulp and paper mill workers have any risks that would indicate the need for studies detailing exposures.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Age Distribution
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Incidence
Industry
Male
Middle Aged
Poisson Distribution
Regression Analysis
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Survival Rate
United States epidemiology
Cause of Death
Industrial Waste adverse effects
Neoplasms mortality
Occupational Diseases mortality
Paper
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0271-3586
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- American journal of industrial medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9513642
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199804)33:4<354::aid-ajim5>3.0.co;2-u