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Occup Environ Med 2007;64:499
  • Work in Brief

Work in brief

  1. Keith Palmer, Editor

      AIR POLLUTION AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

      Particulate air pollution seems to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in the general environment and similar risks may apply in relation to particulates generated at work. Toren et al have assessed the risks in a cohort of over 176 000 occupationally exposed male construction workers vs some 70 000 unexposed workers from the same industry.1 Exposures included inorganic dusts, wood dust, fumes and diesel exhaust, and were ascertained using a job exposure matrix, with follow-up running from 1971 to 2002. Deaths from ischaemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease were reported, with relative risks (RR) controlled for baseline blood …

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