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Non-neoplastic mortality of European workers who produce man made mineral fibres
EDITOR
The recent publication by Sali
et al reports "a suggestion of an
increasing risk of death from non-malignant renal diseases" among
rock and slag workers with employment in the early technological
phase.1 No such relation was found for glass wool workers.
The 1985 follow up of the man made mineral fibre worker (MMMF) study in
the United States reported a significant increase in mortality for
nephritis and nephrosis based on 56 deaths for the entire male
cohort.2 Sali et al concluded
that additional studies are warranted. We should like to point out an
additional study of glass wool workers published earlier in this
Journal dealing with nephritis or nephrosis.
The Division of Occupational Health Studies, Department of Family
Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center maintains a mortality
surveillance system (MSS) on behalf of Owens Corning (OC). The MSS
includes both detailed exposure
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