Open AccessMyocardial infarction in Swedish subway drivers
Author(s) -
Carolina Bigert,
Kristina Klerdal,
Niklas Hammar,
Per Gustavsson
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.1142
Subject(s) - myocardial infarction , medicine , incidence (geometry) , population , confidence interval , relative risk , demography , medical emergency , environmental health , physics , sociology , optics
Particulate matter in urban air is associated with the risk of myocardial infarction in the general population. Very high levels of airborne particles have been detected in the subway system of Stockholm, as well as in several other large cities. This situation has caused concern for negative health effects among subway staff. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is an increased incidence of myocardial infarction among subway drivers.