Myocardial infarction and occupational exposure to motor exhaust: A population-based case-control study in Sweden

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 517-525

  Ilar, Anna ^a   Lewné, Marie ^a,b   Plato, Nils ^a,b   Hallqvist, Johan ^a,c   Alderling, Magnus ^b   Bigert, Carolina ^a,b   Hogstedt, Christer ^a   Gustavsson, Per ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gasoline; Myocardial infarction; Occupational diseases; Occupational exposure; Particulate matter; Vehicle emissions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84904427490     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-014-9933-0     Document Type: Article

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