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Leukemias and occupation in Sweden: A registry‐based analysis
Author(s) -
Linet Martha S.,
Malker Hans S. R.,
McLaughlin Joseph K.,
Weiner Jan A.,
Stone B. J.,
Blot William J.,
Ericsson Jan L. E.,
Fraumeni Joseph F.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.4700140309
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic lymphocytic leukemia , leukemia , myelocytic leukemia , incidence (geometry) , environmental health , demography , immunology , physics , sociology , optics
Abstract A linked‐registry was used to examine systematically, on a national basis, the leukemia incidence in Swedish men by industry and occupation. New associations were observed for chronic lymphocytic leukemia among cloth and pattern cutters and for chronic myelocytic leukemia among brewery workers and motor mechanics. A number of additional findings were consistent with previous observations in other countries. Although etiologic inferences are limited when using linked‐registry data, this hypothesis‐generating study may provide new clues to the occupational determinants of specific forms of leukemia.