@article{ref1,
title="A 26-year cohort mortality study of French construction workers aged 20 to 64 years",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2007",
author="Thuret, Anne and Geoffroy-Perez, Béatrice and Luce, D. and Goldberg, Marcel and Imbernon, E.",
volume="49",
number="5",
pages="546-556",
abstract="OBJECTIVE:: The purpose of this report was to study the cause-specific mortality of French workers in the construction industry. METHODS:: From a cohort of 12,788 male workers, standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for the years between 1974 and 1999 for workers aged 20 to 64 years. RESULTS:: All-cause mortality was significantly increased (SMR = 111, CI = 106-206). Excess mortality was found for cancers (SMR = 125, CI = 117-134), especially for the oral cavity and pharynx (SMR = 134, CI = 108-163), digestive (SMR = 120, CI = 104-137) and respiratory (SMR = 143, CI = 128-159) systems; cerebrovascular disease (SMR = 130, CI = 106-158); diseases of the digestive system (SMR = 130, CI = 113-149), and accidental falls (SMR = 158, CI = 105-125). Excess risks were limited to blue-collar workers. CONCLUSIONS:: Despite a probable role of lifestyle and potential limitations of the study, elevated mortality was observed for several causes possibly related to occupational factors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="10.1097/JOM.0b013e3180577714",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e3180577714"
}