Mortality among persons with silicosis reported to disease surveillance systems in Michigan and New Jersey in the United States

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• Personal Author:
  Reilly MJ ; Rosenman, Kenneth D. ; Stanbury MJ ; Reilly MJ ; Rosenman, Kenneth D. ; Stanbury MJ
• Description:
  Michigan and New Jersey in the United States maintain silicosis disease registers. In 1988-1992, 372 cases of silicosis were confirmed in Michigan, and, in 1979-1992, 288 were confirmed in New Jersey. A proportionate mortality ratio (PMR) analysis was performed on data from 292 deceased silicotics. Increases in PMR values were found for nonmalignant respiratory disease (NMRD) and lung cancer. The PMR values for NMRD were statistically elevated in all the analyses. The overall proportionate cancer mortality ratio (PCMR) for lung cancer was 1.78 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.22-2.61]. For patients having ever smoked cigarettes, the PCMR for lung cancer was 1.82 (95% CI 1.8-2.81). Never smoking silicotics had a lung cancer PCMR of 1.48 (95% CI 0.43-2.86). For those who had never applied for workers' compensation the corresponding PCMR was higher, 2.10 (95% CI 1.21-3.69), than for those who had applied, 1.45 (95% CI 0.70-2.99). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Lung Lung Diseases Men Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Silicon Dioxide Smokers Women

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Cigarettes Humans Lung-disease Lung Cancer Obstructive Lung Disease Risk-factors Silica Silicosis Smoking Workers' Compensation
• ISSN:
  0355-3140
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  73-76
• Volume:
  21
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041947
• Citation:
  Scand J Work Environ Health 1995 Jan; 21(Suppl 2):73-76
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr KD Rosenman, Michigan State University, 117 West Fee Hall, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1316
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Performing Organization:
  New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19920930
• Source Full Name:
  Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
• Supplement:
  2
• End Date:
  20060929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:27468211fcdaf8b23c82f650ff2d96f508892c1f874614276d5d14fa6d2fb6b7e9500fe6c03d71859dd28cbdb778eb76a041f5d1ec20eb228c29bea8958a8b19
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194346/cdc_194346_DS1.pdf
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