Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Background Radiation in an Expanded Case-Referent Study

A case-referent study that investigated possible associations between environmental and occupational exposures and acute myeloid leukemia was performed on 86 cases and 172 referents, all of whom were living. Exposure information was obtained through a questionnaire mailed to each subject. An associa...

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Published inArchives of environmental health Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 364 - 366
Main Authors Flodin, Ulf, Fredriksson, Mats, Persson, Bodil, Axelson, Olav
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC Taylor & Francis Group 01.11.1990
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560151 - Radiation Effects on Animals- Man
Acute Disease
Adult
Aged
BACKGROUND RADIATION
Biological and medical sciences
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
Case-Control Studies
DELAYED RADIATION EFFECTS
DISEASES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
EUROPE
Gamma Rays - adverse effects
Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases
HEMIC DISEASES
Humans
IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LEUKEMIA
Leukemia, Myeloid - epidemiology
Leukemia, Myeloid - etiology
Leukemia, Radiation-Induced - epidemiology
Leukemia, Radiation-Induced - etiology
Leukemias. Malignant lymphomas. Malignant reticulosis. Myelofibrosis
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
MYELOID LEUKEMIA
NEOPLASMS
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT
RADIATIONS
RADIOINDUCTION
RISK ASSESSMENT
Risk Factors
SCANDINAVIA
SWEDEN
Sweden - epidemiology
WESTERN EUROPE
X RADIATION
Sweden
Human
Toxicity
Europe
Malignant hemopathy
Occupational exposure
Housing
Epidemiology
X ray irradiation
Gamma irradiation
Sweden
Etiology
Concrete
Acute myelocytic leukemia
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Summary:A case-referent study that investigated possible associations between environmental and occupational exposures and acute myeloid leukemia was performed on 86 cases and 172 referents, all of whom were living. Exposure information was obtained through a questionnaire mailed to each subject. An association was found between time spent in concrete buildings at home and work and leukemia morbidity. In addition, extensive x-ray examinations that occurred more than 5 y prior to diagnosis were more common among cases than referents.
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ISSN:0003-9896
2331-4303
DOI:10.1080/00039896.1990.10118756