Mortality and morbidity of workers exposed to acrylonitrile in fiber production

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 54-62

  Wood, Susan M ^a   Buffler, Patricia A ^b   Burau, Keith ^c   Krivanek, Neil ^d  

^a Research Administration Services   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical exposures; Epidemiology; Industry studies; Morbidity studies; Mortality studies; Occupational studies

Indexed keywords

ACRYLONITRILE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; POLYACRYLONITRILE;

ACRYLONITRILE; CANCER; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY RATE; RISK FACTOR;

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE RESPONSE; FIBER; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ACRYLONITRILE; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

USA;

EID: 0031815302     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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