TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Nickel-exposed workers in China: a cohort study
JO  - Biomedical and environmental sciences
A1  - Bai, Ya Na
A1  - Yang, Ai Min
A1  - Yagn, Ai Min
A1  - Pu, Hong Quan
A1  - He, Jie
A1  - Cheng, Ning
A1  - Zheng, Tong Zhang
A1  - Dai, Min
A1  - Zhang, Ya Wei
A1  - Bassing, Bryan A.
A1  - Wang, Qiu Ying
SP  - 208
EP  - 211
VL  - 27
IS  - 3
N2  - There are more than 50 000 workers in Jinchuan Group Co, Ltd (JNMC). Since all staff in JNMC are eligible for a medical examination every two years, only 23 484 nickel-exposed subjects who participated in medical examination were included in this study. Their data, collected from June 22, 2011 to September 28, 2012, in a comprehensive epidemiological survey and during medical examinations, permitted an extensive evaluation of the relation between metal exposure, gene, epigenetics and risk of human diseases. Their lifestyle investigation showed that the overall prevalence of current smokers, alcohol drinkers, and tea drinkers was 39.1%, 19.7%, and 55.2%, respectively. The prevalence of hypertension, allergic rhinitis and cholecystitis , the top 3 prevalent diseases, was 11.7%, 11.0%, and 8.9%, respectively.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0895-3988
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3967/bes2014.042
ID  - ref1
ER  -