Risk factors of coronary heart disease among personnel in a bus company.
A cohort of all the men employed in a bus company was undertaken to elucidate possible adverse health effects of diesel exhaust exposure. The results showed that the most heavily exposed group (bus garage workers) had a fourfold increase in risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, even after correction for smoking, and allowing for at least 10 years of exposure and 15 years or more of induction-latency time. The findings are in accordance with the hypothesis of a possible connection between exposure to carbon monoxide and cardiovascular disease.
D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000209:etiology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008899:Mineral Oil / Q000009:adverse effects; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012306:Risk; D014186:Transportation
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