Open AccessGliomas among men employed in the Swedish pulp and paper industry
Author(s) -
Eva Andersson,
Ralph Nilsson,
Kjell Torén
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.683
Subject(s) - confidence interval , pulp (tooth) , mill , demography , medicine , population , census , pulp mill , incidence (geometry) , cancer incidence , environmental health , engineering , dentistry , mathematics , sociology , waste management , mechanical engineering , geometry , effluent
This study investigated whether previous findings of an increased risk of gliomas among workers in some pulp and paper mills could be confirmed for all Swedish pulp and paper mill workers and whether the increase could be attributed to certain occupational groups.