Occupational exposures and mortality from cardiovascular disease among women textile workers in Shanghai, China

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 991-999

  Gallagher, Lisa G ^a   Ray, Roberta M ^b   Li, Wenjin ^b   Psaty, Bruce M ^a,c,d   Gao, Dao Li ^e   Thomas, David B ^a,b   Checkoway, Harvey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^e ZHONGSHAN HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; China; Endotoxin; Mortality; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COTTON; DUST; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TEXTILE; TIME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHINA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; COTTON FIBER; DUST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; TEXTILES; TIME FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84867695184     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22113     Document Type: Article

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