Mortality in Yusho patients exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated dibenzofurans: a 50-year retrospective cohort study

Background In 1968, the Yusho incident resulted in accidental exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and related compounds in Japan. This study updated the risk of mortality in Yusho patients. Methods We obtained updated cohort data for all Yusho patient...

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Published in:	Environmental health Vol. 19; no. 1; p. 119
Main Authors:	Onozuka, Daisuke, Nakamura, Yuko, Tsuji, Gaku, Furue, Masutaka
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 23.11.2020 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adult Age Aged Aged, 80 and over Carcinogens Chemical Hazard Release - mortality Cohort analysis Confidence intervals Dibenzofurans Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated - toxicity Dietary Exposure - adverse effects Disease Earth and Environmental Science Environment Environmental Epidemiology Environmental Health Environmental Pollutants - toxicity Exposure Female Females Food Contamination Food contamination & poisoning Food poisoning Health aspects Humans Japan - epidemiology Liver cancer Lung cancer Male Males Middle Aged Mortality Mortality risk Neoplasms - mortality Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine Patient outcomes PCB Polychlorinated biphenyls Polychlorinated Biphenyls - toxicity Polychlorinated dibenzofurans Population Porphyrias - chemically induced Porphyrias - mortality Public Health Registration Retrospective Studies Young Adult Japan Polychlorinated biphenyls Yusho Cohort study Polychlorinated dibenzofurans Cancer
ISSN:	1476-069X, 1476-069X
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