Mortality from neurodegenerative diseases in a cohort of US flight attendants
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Mortality from neurodegenerative diseases in a cohort of US flight attendants.
BACKGROUND Concern exists about the potential chronic neurological effects among aircrew of exposure to chemical contaminants from engine oil in aircraft cabin air. We evaluated mortality from neurodegenerative diseases among 11,311 former US flight attendants. METHODS Vital status was ascertained through 2007, and life table analyses were conducted to obtain standardized mortality ratios (SM...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0271-3586
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22608