Historical cohort mortality study of a continuous filament fiberglass manufacturing industry. Part II: women and minorities
Chiazze, Leonard ; Watkins, Deborah K. ; Fryar, Cheryl
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
1997
39
6
548-555
case control study ; cohort study ; fibrous glass industry ; glass fibres ; lung cancer ; mortality ; occupational risks ; smoking ; survey ; women
Occupational diseases
English
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An historical mortality study was carried out on a cohort of 1074 white women, 130 black women, and 494 black men employed at a continuous filament fibreglass manufacturing plant for a minimum of one year between 1951 and 1991. Compared with national mortality, there were no significant excesses or deficits in mortality by cause, including cancer causes, among white women, with the exception of an increase in motor-vehicle accidents. Similarly, no significant excesses were found among black men; standardized mortality ratios for heart diseases and for all cancers combined were below one.
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