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Relative Leucopenia in the Peripheral Blood of Asbestos Miners: An Epidemiologic Analysis
Author(s) -
Munan Louis,
Thouez JeanPierre,
Kelly Anthea,
Gagne Marie,
Labonte Danielle
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0036-553X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1981.tb01633.x
Subject(s) - asbestos , medicine , peripheral blood , asbestos cement , age groups , population , occupational exposure , demography , environmental health , immunology , materials science , sociology , metallurgy
The study examines differential leucocyte counts in blood of asbestos miners and quarriers identified during the course of a community health survey comprising 693 men over 25 years of age of all occupations. Subjects in the asbestos mining and quarrying occupational groups were present in the lowest total leucocyte quintile in significantly greater numbers than expected on the basis of an age‐specific uniform leucocyte distribution based upon the total population of male workers. This relative leucopenia was not seen in their wives nor in any of the 22 other major occupational groups examined after their leucocyte counts were adjusted for age and sex variations.