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- Title
Lung cancer in filling station attendants.
- Authors
Grandjean, Philippe; Andersen, Otto
- Abstract
At the Danish census on 9 November 1970, 4,055 men and 1,195 women aged 20-64 years indicated an employment that was coded as retail sale of oil and gasoline; almost all individuals probably worked as filling station attendants. Record linkage at Dan-marks Statistik showed that 529 of the men had died during the following 17 years. Respiratory cancer (75 deaths) was the only cause of death that showed a significant excess (standardized mortality ratio, 1.58; 95% confidence interval, 1.25-2.00) when compared to all men gainfully employed at the time of the census. An increased mortality due to cardiovascular disease could not be related to any particular diagnostic subgroup; the mortality in women did not differ from expected rates. These results are in accordance with data from other countries on occupational groups exposed to high levels of exhaust fumes.
- Publication
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 1991, Vol 20, Issue 6, p763
- ISSN
0271-3586
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ajim.4700200607