Leukemia, All Cancer, and Acute Myocardial Infarction Risk by Industry and Occupation in 23 US States, 1999, 2003-2004, 2007

Between 4-20% of cancer, 5-10% of heart disease/stroke, and 10% respiratory/other chronic disease have been attributed to occupation, but timely US surveillance data are scarce. Timely data are needed to identify new, or confirm existing risks for occupational cancer and chronic disease death and trends within industrial sectors and special populations.

Source: Annals of Epidemiology - August 20, 2013 Category: Epidemiology Authors: C.F. Robinson, J.T. Walker, M.H. Sweeney, G. Calvert, P.K. Schumacher, J. Ju, S. Nowlin Tags: Abstracts Source Type: research