Occupational Exposure to Vinyl Chloride and Mortality. Findings from a Follow-up of a Historical Cohort Initiated within a Criminal Proceeding at the Court of Brindisi (Apulia, Italy) 1970–2024
Introduction: The production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) involves the use of numerous chemical substances. Some of these are probably or certainly carcinogenic [ref:1] and capable of inducing tumours in the liver (angiosarcoma), the haematolymphopoietic system (leukaemia and lymphoma), the [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Institutions
- University of Padua (IT)
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Institut für Medizinische Biometrie, Informatik und Epidemiologie (DE)
- Ospedale A. Perrino (IT)
- Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica (IT)
- Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII (IT)
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/25gmds011
- Primary Topic
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00