PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - B Sjögren
AU  - K S Hansen
AU  - H Kjuus
AU  - P G Persson
TI  - Exposure to stainless steel welding fumes and lung cancer: a meta-analysis.
AID  - 10.1136/oem.51.5.335
DP  - 1994 May 01
TA  - Occupational and Environmental Medicine
PG  - 335--336
VI  - 51
IP  - 5
4099  - http://oem.bmj.com/content/51/5/335.short
4100  - http://oem.bmj.com/content/51/5/335.full
SO  - Occup Environ Med1994 May 01; 51
AB  - Stainless steel welding is associated with exposure to metals including hexavalent chromium and nickel. This study is a meta-analysis of five studies of stainless steel welders and the occurrence of lung cancer. Asbestos exposure and smoking habits have been taken into account. The calculated pooled relative risk estimate was 1.94 with a 95% confidence interval of 1.28-2.93. This result suggests a causal relation between exposure to stainless steel welding and lung cancer.