Fibrosis
New fibrosis study findings have been reported from G.A. Pinheiro et al
Published in Health Risk Factor Week, July 1st, 2008
"Metal and wood dust exposures have been identified as possible occupational risk factors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). We analyzed mortality data using ICD-10 code J84.1-''Other interstitial pulmonary diseases with fibrosis,'' derived age-adjusted mortality rates for 1999-2003, and assessed occupational risks for 1999, by calculating proportionate mortality ratios (PMRs) and mortality odds ratios (MORs) using a matched case-control approach," scientists writing in the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health report.
"We identified 84,010 IPF deaths, with an age-adjusted mortality rate of 75.7 deaths/million. Mortality rates were...
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