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| Title | Mortality pattern among pulp and paper mill workers in Sweden: a case-referent study |
| Creator/Author | Wingren, G. ; Persson, B. ; Thoren, K. ; Axelson, O. (Department of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital, Linkoeping, (Sweden)) |
| Publication Date | 1991 Jan 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 5375485 |
| Other Number(s) | Journal ID: ISSN 0271-3586; CODEN: AJIMD |
| Resource Type | Journal Article |
| Resource Relation | Journal Name: American Journal of Industrial Medicine; (United States); Journal Volume: 20:6 |
| Subject | 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; PAPER INDUSTRY; HEALTH HAZARDS; SULFATES; SULFITES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DISEASES; ENDOCRINE DISEASES; EUROPE; HAZARDS; INDUSTRY; METABOLIC DISEASES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; SCANDINAVIA; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY |
| Description/Abstract | The mortality pattern among Swedish pulp and paper mill workers was evaluated in a case-referent study encompassing 4,070 men decreased during the period 1950-1987. The subjects were identified from the register of deaths and burials in six parishes. A significantly increased mortality was seen for diabetes mellitus and for secondary tumors of the lung and liver among the pulp and paper mill workers. Indications of excess risks were also found for obstructive lung disorders, pulmonary emboli, accidents, and pneumonia, as well as for malignant lymphomas, leukemias, and cancer of the pancreas and stomach. In the only parish where a sulfite process was exclusively used, cancer of the digestive tract and especially of the rectum was found to be in excess. Except for this parish, the sulfate process predominated in the plants included. The mortality pattern found in this study is in reasonable agreement with findings in various studies from this type of industry. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: X; Size: Pages: 769-774 |
| System Entry Date | 2009 Dec 16 |
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