Association of Leukemia and Other Selected Diseases with Occupational Exposure to Welding

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dc.creatorMendoza, Hilda Oralia
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T21:02:55Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T21:02:55Z
dc.date.issued2003-05-01
dc.date.submitted2013-05-16T13:24:07-07:00
dc.description.abstractMENDOZA, HILDA ORALIA. ASSOCIATION OF LEUKEMIA AND OTHER SELECTED DISEASES WITH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO WELDING. Master of Public Health (Epidemiology). May, 2003. Exposure to carcinogens is an established risk factor for cancer development. Welders are chronically exposed to cardinogens. In this study, the relationship between occupational exposure to welding and mortality from leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, melanoma, lung cancer, or myocardial infarcation was examined. Files from ORISEWDS, Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource, U.S. Department of Energy were utilized to develop a working file including 416,686 records from employees of one or more Oak Ridge, nuclear plant facilities. Neither welding exposure length, radiation exposure, nor smoking were included in this study. Results show higher adjusted ratios (OR) for leukemia, lymphoma, and Hodgkin’s disease for employees occupationally exposed to welding as compared to employees on-occupationally exposed to welding. OR’s for lung cancer and myocardial infarction were also higher for welders than non-welders.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/29027
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectCancer Biology
dc.subjectEnvironmental Health
dc.subjectEnvironmental Health and Protection
dc.subjectLife Sciences
dc.subjectOccupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
dc.subjectOncology
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectRespiratory Tract Diseases
dc.subjectToxicology
dc.subjectleukemia
dc.subjectoccupational exposure to carcinogens
dc.subjectcancer development
dc.subjectwelding
dc.subjectrisk factors
dc.titleAssociation of Leukemia and Other Selected Diseases with Occupational Exposure to Welding
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dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.disciplineEpidemiology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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