Open AccessA retrospective cohort study of shift work and risk of incident cancer among German male chemical workers
Author(s) -
Mei Yong,
Maria Blettner,
Katharina Emrich,
Michael Nasterlack,
Christoph Oberlinner,
Gaël P. Hammer
Publication year - 2014
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.3438
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , confounding , cohort , cancer , cancer registry , shift work , cohort study , confidence interval , demography , proportional hazards model , psychiatry , sociology
Human evidence of carcinogenicity concerning shift work is inconsistent. This industry-based cohort study aimed to examine the relationship between working in a rotating shift and cancer incidence.