Open AccessLung Cancer Among Rock and Slag Wool Production Workers
Author(s) -
Kristina Kjærheim,
Paolo Boffetta,
Johnni Hansen,
John W. Cherrie,
Jenny ChangClaude,
Ursula Eilber,
Gilles Ferro,
Karlheinz Guldner,
Jørgen H. Olsen,
Nils Plato,
Louise Proud,
Rodolfo Saracci,
Peter Westerholm,
Aage Andersen
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/00001648-200207000-00013
Subject(s) - lung cancer , quartile , medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , environmental health , cohort study , cohort , asbestos , wool , occupational medicine , cancer , demography , occupational exposure , geography , materials science , archaeology , sociology , metallurgy
Previous cohort studies have found an elevated risk of lung cancer among rock and slag wool (RSW) production workers. The aim of the present study was to investigate the risk of lung cancer associated with exposure to RSW while controlling for other occupational exposures and tobacco smoking.