在职场暴露于二氧化 (TiO2) 尘埃的健康风险 - 范围审查

Jannis Hansa1, Hiltrud Merzenich1, Lorena Cascant Ortolano2

  • 1Institute for Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Rhabanusstr. 3, Turm A, 55118, Mainz, Germany.

概括

职业接触二氧化 (TiO2) 显示不清楚与死亡率的关联. 虽然一些研究发现没有风险,但另一些研究表明潜在的肺癌风险,尽管混分析和健康工人效应等方法问题使研究结果复杂化.

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