High mortality in the Thule cohort:an unhealthy worker effect

The objective was to study mortality in the Thule cohort in order to clarify whether it is a selected population and to ascertain the possibility of misinterpretation when national mortality rates are used as reference in the analysis of occupational mortality.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Juel, K
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1994
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aviation
Cohort Studies
Follow-Up Studies
Greenland
Healthy Worker Effect
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases
Radioactive Hazard Release
Risk Factors
Thule
Online Access:https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/5bc7dcbd-61b7-4254-9a0c-42ddc8d6718d
Description
Summary:The objective was to study mortality in the Thule cohort in order to clarify whether it is a selected population and to ascertain the possibility of misinterpretation when national mortality rates are used as reference in the analysis of occupational mortality.

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