title: Mortality in the coke oven plant of Carrara, Italy.
abstract: A mortality study was undertaken on a cohort of 538 male workers employed at a coke plant in Carrara in the period 1960-1985. The follow-up period ranged from January 1 1960 to December 31 1990, with 10,665 person-years accumulated. A significant excess in mortality for lung cancer was observed: 19 observed deaths vs 10.02 expected deaths using national rates, SMR 190 (C.I. 95% = 114-296), and vs 11.19 expected deaths using regional rates, SMR 170 (C.I. 95% = 102-265). The results suggest the possible influence of this occupation on mortality from lung cancer, as was observed in previous studies performed on larger cohorts of coke oven workers.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Prevenzione Igiene e Sicurezza nei Luoghi di Lavoro, USL 2, Massa Carrara.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chellini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seniori Costantini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gioia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carra
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Paolinelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vigotti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003077:Coke / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D016273:Occupational Exposure
chemical_list: D003077:Coke