Mortality attributable to occupational exposure in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 106-111

  Järvholm, Bengt ^a   Reuterwall, Christina ^a   Bystedt, Jennie ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SUNDSVALL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma; Attributable fraction; Cancer; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Etiology; Myocardial infarction; Pneumoconiosis; Work related

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CANCER; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMBUSTION; DUST EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LUNG ALVEOLITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SHIFT WORKER; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84872740889     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3284     Document Type: Article

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