Re: Response To: Mortality Among Rubber Chemical Manufacturing Workers by M.M. Prince et al. Am. J. Ind. Med 37:590–598. I. Reply to Valentgas Et Al.’s Letter to the Editor

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• Personal Author:
  Prince M ; Roberts D ; Ruder A ; Salvan A ; Ward E
• Description:
  We appreciate the opportunity to respond to comments by Valentgas and colleagues regarding our report examining mortality among rubber chemical manufacturing workers [Prince et al., 2000]. Following are our responses to their comments, focusing on the authors' main points: The article should emphasize results of county mortality rate comparisons. Standard epidemiologic methods for comparing rates of mortality in occupational cohorts were used in this study. The analyses using U.S. referent rates are important in view of the fact that the "healthy worker effect'' (HWE) for ischemic heart disease (IHD) has often been observed in occupational cohort analyses using U.S. referent rates [Sterling and Weinkam, 1986]. Since there is no ideal referent population in this study, data from local (county) and U.S. rates were presented in conjunction with the internal plant comparison and limitations of each approach were discussed in detail. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Rubber Chemical Manufacturing Epidemiology Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality Mortality-data Mortality-rates Occupational-hazards Occupational Epidemiology Rubber-manufacturing-industry Rubber-workers Worker-health Workers

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• 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
• Pages in Document:
  395-396
• Volume:
  40
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20021843
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2001 Oct; 40(4):395-396
• Contact Point Address:
  NIOSH, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Mailstop R-16, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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