Open AccessCancer incidence and mortality of patients with suspected solvent related disorders
Author(s) -
Kurt Berlin,
Chister Edling,
Bertil Persson,
Gunnar Ahlborg,
Lena Hillert,
Benkt Högstedt,
Ingvar Lundberg,
Britt-Marie Svensson,
G Thiringer,
Palle Ørbæk
Publication year - 1995
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.50
Subject(s) - medicine , standardized mortality ratio , incidence (geometry) , cancer , confidence interval , mortality rate , cohort , hazard ratio , rate ratio , cause of death , cohort study , obstetrics , disease , physics , optics
The aim of this study was to study the incidence of cancer and deaths from cancer and other diseases among patients referred to the 11 clinics of occupational medicine in Sweden between 1967 and 1987 for examination because of exposure to organic solvents.