Occupational exposures and leukemia.
Using the data from a case-control study performed in 958 age, sex and place of residence matched pairs of adult inhabitants of Polish towns, the risk of leukemia related to work in several occupations was analyzed. The risk of myeloid leukemia was found to be increased by some 90% in electrical workers (p less than 0.10). Also in some medical occupations the risk was significantly increased though small numbers do not allow to establish valid estimates of risk, and all medical occupations, treated as a whole group, do not increase the risk. No increase of leukemia risk was found for occupations connected with agriculture.
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D000328:Adult; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D004560:Electricity; D005260:Female; D006281:Health Occupations; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors