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- Title
Asthma incidence in wood-processing industries in Finland in a register-based population study.
- Authors
Heikkilä, Pirjo; Martikainen, Rami; Kurppa, Karl; Husgafvel-Pursiainen, Kirsti; Karjalainen, Antti
- Abstract
The article provides a register-based population study to determine the incidence rates of asthma among woodworkers, blue-collar workers, and administrative personnel in wood-processing industries in Finland. Age-adjusted incidence rates and relative risks (RR) by gender were estimated for the workers of wood-processing industries. It is concluded that there is a high-incidence rate of asthma both among the woodworkers and the other blue-collar workers in the wood-processing industries.
- Subjects
FINLAND; ASTHMA; DISEASE incidence; BLUE collar workers; WOODWORKERS; INDUSTRIAL hygiene; HEALTH
- Publication
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2008, Vol 34, Issue 1, p66
- ISSN
0355-3140
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5271/sjweh.1191