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SUBMITTER: Chang ET
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5982729 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chang Ellen T ET Lau Edmund C EC Van Landingham Cynthia C Crump Kenny S KS McClellan Roger O RO Moolgavkar Suresh H SH
American journal of epidemiology 20180601 6
The Diesel Exhaust in Miners Study (DEMS) (United States, 1947-1997) reported positive associations between diesel engine exhaust exposure, estimated as respirable elemental carbon (REC), and lung cancer mortality. This reanalysis of the DEMS cohort used an alternative estimate of REC exposure incorporating historical data on diesel equipment, engine horsepower, ventilation rates, and declines in particulate matter emissions per horsepower. Associations with cumulative REC and average REC intens ...[more]