Open AccessCancer incidence among workers in the asbestos-cement producing industry in Norway
Author(s) -
Bente Ulvestad,
Kristina Kjærheim,
Jan Ivar Martinsen,
Grete Damberg,
Axel Wannag,
G Mowé,
Aage Andersen
Publication year - 2002
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.693
Subject(s) - mesothelioma , asbestos , asbestos cement , medicine , lung cancer , incidence (geometry) , poisson regression , cancer registry , cancer , chrysotile , standardized mortality ratio , confidence interval , surgery , population , pathology , environmental health , materials science , physics , optics , metallurgy
The incidence of cancer among employees of a Norwegian asbestos-cement factory was studied in relation to duration of exposure and time since first exposure. The factory was active in 1942-1968. Most of the asbestos in use was chrysotile, but for technical reasons 8% amphiboles was added.