Second Follow-up of a Dutch Cohort Occupationally Exposed to Phenoxy Herbicides, Chlorophenols, and Contaminants
A retrospective cohort study of workers exposed to phenoxy herbicides, chlorophenols, and contaminants (2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and other polychlorinated dioxins and furans) has been conducted in a chemical factory in the Netherlands. Male workers exposed to phenoxy herbicides or chlorophenols showed increased relative risks (adjusted for age, calendar period at end of follow-up, and time since first exposure/employment) for total mortality (relative risk (RR) = 1.8, 95% confidence interval (Cl) 1.2–2.5), cancer mortality (RR = 4.1, 95– Cl 1.8–9.0), respiratory cancer (RR 7.... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1998 |
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Oxford University Press
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Schlagwörter: | ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27410653 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/147/9/891 |