Mortality Associated With Occupational Exposure in Helsinki, Finland-A 24-Year Follow-up

• Published in: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine Vol. 65; no. 1; p. 22
• Main Authors: Jalasto, Juuso, Luukkonen, Ritva, Lindqvist, Ari, Langhammer, Arnulf, Kankaanranta, Hannu, Backman, Helena, Rönmark, Eva, Sovijärvi, Anssi, Kauppi, Paula, Piirilä, Päivi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Asthma - etiology; Asthma - mortality; Finland - epidemiology; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Occupational Diseases - epidemiology; Occupational Exposure - adverse effects; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - etiology; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - mortality; Risk Factors; Finland

Our objective was to study mortality related to different obstructive lung diseases, occupational exposure, and their potential joint effect in a large, randomized population-based cohort. We divided the participants based on the answers to asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) dia...