Smoking habits of oil refinery employees

Journal Article · Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1984 · Am. J. Public Health; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.74.12.1408· OSTI ID:5875149

Van Peenen, P F.D.; Blanchard, A G; Wolkonsky, P M

Recent epidemiologic studies of the mortality of oil refinery workers have reported low Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMRs) for lung cancer and other cancers linked to cigarette smoking. A suggested explanation is that refinery employees do not smoke because of the obvious danger of, and prohibition against, smoking in many refinery areas. To evaluate this hypothesis, data were analyzed from employees of a large petrochemical company, Standard Oil Company (Indiana), and a comparison made of smoking habits of White males who worked in oil refineries with those of nonrefinery White males.

• Research Organization: Standard Oil Co., Chicago, IL
• OSTI ID: 5875149
• Journal Information: Am. J. Public Health; (United States), Vol. 74:12
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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