Mortality of female gas mask assemblers
Wignall, BK; Fox, AJ
HERO ID
220
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1982
Reference is
Locked
Language
English
PMID
| HERO ID | 220 |
|---|---|
| In Press | No |
| Year | 1982 |
| Title | Mortality of female gas mask assemblers |
| Authors | Wignall, BK; Fox, AJ |
| Journal | Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Page Numbers | 34-38 |
| Abstract | A 30-year follow-up study of the mortality of 500 women employed in manufacturing gas masks during the second world war showed a pronounced excess of deaths from mesothelioma and lung cancer. Although these women were subject only to short periods of exposure, greater excesses were found for those exposed for between one and five years than for those exposed for under one year. Even in the latter group, however, five deaths from lung cancer and four deaths from mesothelioma were recorded compared with 1.5 deaths and 0.1 deaths expected (p approximately equal to 0.02). An excess of deaths from cancer of the ovary was also found, and this appeared to be related to exposure to asbestos. |
| Doi | 10.1136/oem.39.1.34 |
| Pmid | 7066218 |
| Wosid | WOS:A1982NJ14900005 |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Comments | Br. J. Ind. Med. 39: 34-38. |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Language Text | English |
| Keyword | Asbestos; 1332-21-4; Index Medicus; Mesothelioma -- etiology; Prospective Studies; Follow-Up Studies; Middle Aged; England; Lung Neoplasms -- mortality; Mesothelioma -- mortality; Lung Neoplasms -- etiology; Neoplasms -- etiology; Asbestos -- adverse effects; Occupational Diseases -- mortality; Respiratory Protective Devices; Protective Devices; Neoplasms -- mortality; Occupational Diseases -- etiology |
| Is Qa | Yes |