Open AccessRisk of lung cancer according to mild steel and stainless steel welding
Author(s) -
Anita Rath Sørensen,
Ane Marie Thulstrup,
Johnni Hansen,
Cecilia Høst RamlauHansen,
Andrea Meersohn,
Axel Skytthe,
Jens Peter Bonde
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.1157
Subject(s) - lung cancer , medicine , asbestos , cohort study , cohort , confounding , confidence interval , cancer , welding , danish , environmental health , metallurgy , materials science , linguistics , philosophy
Whether the elevated risk of lung cancer observed among welders is caused by welding emissions or by confounding from smoking or asbestos exposure is still not resolved. This question was addressed in a cohort with a long follow-up and quantified estimates of individual exposure to welding fume particulates.