Epidemiologic Study of Vinyl Chloride Workers: Mortality through December 31, 1972
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Epidemiologic study of vinyl chloride workers: mortality through December 31, 1972.
A population of 10,173 men, employed in 37 plants, was identified as having worked for at least one year in jobs involving probable exposure to vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) prior to January 1, 1973. Of the 9677 men whose vital status was determined, 707 were known to have died. For 699, death certificates were obtained. The standardized mortality ratio (SMR) for all causes was 89, that for all ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0091-6765
DOI: 10.2307/3429301