Occupational Exposure to Hydrazine and Subsequent Risk of Lung Cancer: 50-Year Follow-Up
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Occupational Exposure to Hydrazine and Subsequent Risk of Lung Cancer: 50-Year Follow-Up
PURPOSE Hydrazine is carcinogenic in animals, but there is inadequate evidence to determine if it is carcinogenic in humans. This study aimed to evaluate the association between hydrazine exposure and the risk of lung cancer. METHODS The cause specific mortality rates of a cohort of 427 men who were employed at an English factory that produced hydrazine between 1945 and 1971 were compared wit...
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OBJECTIVES The aim was to examine the cause specific mortality of men exposed to hydrazine. METHODS Hydrazine was produced at a factory in the east midlands between 1945 and 1971. The cohort of all 427 men who were employed there for at least six months with varying degrees of occupational exposure to hydrazine were followed up until the end of January 1992. RESULTS By the end of July 1982 ...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS ONE
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138884