Epidemiologic Notes and Reports: Angiosarcoma of the Liver Among Polyvinyl Chloride Workers--Kentucky [Reprint]

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Landrigan, Philip J.
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)Office of the Associate Director for Science.
• Description:
  Originally published February 9, 1974, reprinted February 7, 1997 with editorial note by Philip J. Landrigan. ; As part of its commemoration of CDC’s 50th anniversary, MMWR is reprinting selected MMWR articles of Historyical interest to public health, accompanied by current editorial notes. ; Reprinted below is a report published February 9, 1974, which described the investigation of a cluster of cases of angiosarcoma of the liver among polyvinyl chloride workers in Kentucky, followed by a contemporary editorial note. The report illustrates the public health process in occupational safety and health—progressing from the initial observation of a new problem by informed clinicians through follow-up epidemiologic and toxicologic investigations to a targeted regulatory response, which virtually eliminated the newly recognized problem. ; 1997 Editorial Note by Philip J Landrigan, MD, MSc, Chairman, Department of Community Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, and former Director, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC.
• Subjects:
  • Hemangiosarcoma / Chemically Induced
  • Hemangiosarcoma / History
  • History, 20th Century
  • Liver Neoplasms / Chemically Induced
  • Liver Neoplasms / History
  • Occupational Diseases / Chemically Induced
  • Occupational Diseases / History
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Occupational Exposure / History
  • Polyvinyl Chloride
  More +
• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), 1997; v. 46, no. 5, p.97-101 (5 pdf pages)
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky
• Pages in Document:
  p.97-101 (5 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  46
• Issue:
  5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/53667/cdc_53667_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 96.92 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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