Mortality from cancer and other causes among airline cabin attendants in Europe: A collaborative cohort study in eight countries

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-46

  Zeeb, Hajo ^a   Blettner, Maria ^a   Langner, Ingo ^a   Hammer, Gaël P ^b   Ballard, Terri J ^c   Santaquilani, Mariano ^c   Gundestrup, Maryanne ^d   Storm, Hans ^e   Haldorsen, Tor ^f   Tveten, Ulf ^g   Hammar, Niklas ^h   Linnersjö, Annette ^h   Velonakis, Emmanouel ⁱ   Tzonou, Anastasia ^j   Auvinen, Anssi ^k,l   Pukkala, Eero ^m   Rafnsson, Vilhjálmur ⁿ   Hrafnkelsson, Jón ^o  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^d Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^e DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^f CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^g INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^h KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

ⁱ Inst for Hlth Safety/Working C   (Greece)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^l STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^m FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^o LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

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Author keywords

Aviation; Cohort studies; Cosmic radiation; Mortality; Neoplasms; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; CANCER; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; AIRPLANE CREW; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COSMIC RADIATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; COHORT STUDIES; COSMIC RADIATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EUROPE;

EID: 0038544399     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg107     Document Type: Article

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