Incidence of myocardial infarction in Swedish chimney sweeps 1991-2005: A prospective cohort study

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 505-507

  Gustavsson, Per ^a,b   Jansson, Catarina ^a   Hogstedt, Christer ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHIMNEY; COMBUSTION; EMPLOYMENT; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; SWEDEN; TOBACCO; WORKER;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOOT; SWEDEN;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84879687667     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2013-101371     Document Type: Article

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