Mortality experience of a cohort of vinyl chloride-polyvinyl chloride workers.

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• Personal Author:
  Hammond EC ; Nicholson WJ ; Seidman H ; Selikoff IJ
• Description:
  A follow up survey is reported of individuals exposed for 5 or more years to vinyl-chloride in a polymerization facility. At least 17 percent of the deaths are found to be causally related to exposure to vinyl-chloride. Longer periods of observations are required to provide information concerning the full spectrum of vinyl-chloride induced malignancies and their incidence among exposed workers. Results indicate the need to prevent exposure to vinyl-chloride and for surveillance and early disease detection of workers with a past record of exposures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Carcinogens Epidemiology Hazardous Substances Hydrocarbons Lung Lung Diseases Mortality Neoplasms Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Chlorinated-hydrocarbons Lung-cancer Medical-records Mortality-rates NIOSH-Grant NIOSH-Publication Pulmonary-system-disorders Toxic-gases
• ISSN:
  0077-8923
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  225-230
• Volume:
  246
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00036514
• Citation:
  Ann NY Acad Sci 1975 Jan; 246:225-230
• Contact Point Address:
  Community Medicine Mount Sinai School of Medicine Fifth Avenue and 100 Street New York, N Y 10029
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary System Disorders
• Performing Organization:
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19700501
• Source Full Name:
  Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
• End Date:
  19790630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:28fdc4e0478602f769cd0a36763b3e89b13cfec95b2c2886488ff4692403e8de29e67ad4517f66612511380372226d0d7773e6fb11b475d3b7b1ac61077b89de
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183964/cdc_183964_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 363.00 KB ]