Comparison of lung cancer risk in black-coal miners based on mortality and incidence

Comparison of lung cancer risk in black-coal miners based on mortality and incidence

Background Cancer risk (especially as regards lung cancer) in black-coal miners is mainly analyzed on the basis of mortality. The risk calculated based on mortality may differ from the values based on incidence. The aim of the study was to compare cancer risk in black-coal miners with and without co...

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Main Authors: Hana Tomášková, Anna Šplíchalová, Hana Šlachtová, Zdeněk Jirák
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine 2020-09-01
Series:Medycyna Pracy
Subjects:
lung cancer
aging
standardized mortality ratio
standardized incidence ratio
misleading results
coal workers’ pneumoconiosis
Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/medpr/COMPARISON-OF-LUNG-CANCER-RISK-IN-BLACK-COAL-MINERS-BASED-ON-MORTALITY-AND-INCIDENCE,118498,0,2.html

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