Mortality Patterns Among Female Nurses: A 27-State Study, 1984 Through 1990

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• Personal Author:
  Alterman, Toni ; Burnett C ; Lalich, Nina ; Peipins LA
• Description:
  OBJECTIVES: This study examined the mortality experience of 50,000 nurses using the National Occupational Mortality Surveillance database of death certificates. METHODS: Proportionate mortality ratios adjusted by race (White, Black, or other) and 5-year age groups were calculated for selected causes of death among female nurses vs all workers and white-collar workers. RESULTS: Excess deaths among nurses less than 65 years of age were seen in both comparison groups for viral hepatitis, cancer of the nasal cavities, accidental falls, suicide, and drug-related deaths. Among nurses 65 years old or older, deaths due to chronic myeloid leukemia were in excess. Proportionate mortality ratios for breast and colon cancers, diabetes, and heart disease varied by occupational comparison group. CONCLUSIONS: These findings confirm results of previous studies and identify new associations. Redoubled efforts are called for in overcoming obstacles to reducing workplace hazards. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Communicable Diseases Demography Epidemiology Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Mortality Neoplasms Occupational Health Safety

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• Keywords:
  Cancer Cancer-rates Cardiovascular-disease Cardiovascular-system-disease Cardiovascular-system-disorders Demographic-characteristics Health-care-facilities Health-care-personnel Infectious-diseases Injuries Mortality-data Mortality-rates National Occupational Mortality Surveillance NOMS Nurses Nursing Statistical-analysis Surveillance-programs Traumatic-injuries

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• ISSN:
  0090-0036
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; District of Columbia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  87
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031770
• Citation:
  Am J Public Health 1997 Sep; 87(9):1539-1543
• Contact Point Address:
  Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluation, and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1997
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Public Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bb308e245f167fb6676d3a43ca19ec3f9e11c58c778b8328ffdbb2171b07dd87004ce178b2c056033461cce612181c408cae7d7f8861bb080f6bb534dac0df3b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/185939/cdc_185939_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.64 MB ]