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Benzene exposure and hematopoietic mortality: A long-term epidemiologic risk assessment by Rinsky, R.A., Hornung, R.W., Silver, S.R., Tseng, C.Y.

“…Background Previous studies of a cohort of rubber hydrochloride workers indicated an association between benzene exposure and excess mortality from leukemia…”
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Effect of follow-up time on risk estimates: A longitudinal examination of the relative risks of leukemia and multiple myeloma in a rubber hydrochloride cohort by Silver, S.R., Rinsky, R.A., Cooper, S.P., Hornung, R.W., Lai, D.

“…Background Choice of follow‐up time for an occupational cohort can influence risk estimates. We examined the effects of follow‐up time on relative risk…”
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Benzene and leukemia. An epidemiologic risk assessment by Rinsky, R A, Smith, A B, Hornung, R, Filloon, T G, Young, R J, Okun, A H, Landrigan, P J

“…To assess quantitatively the association between benzene exposure and leukemia, we examined the mortality rate of a cohort with occupational exposure to…”
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Mortality in a cohort of antimony smelter workers by Schnorr, T M, Steenland, K, Thun, M J, Rinsky, R A

“…Animal studies show that antimony may cause lung cancer and heart and lung disease in rodents. In exposed humans, ECG abnormalities and heart and lung disease…”
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Benzene exposure assessment in rubber hydrochloride workers: a critical evaluation of previous estimates by Utterback, D F, Rinsky, R A

“…Many risk assessments for leukemia associated with benzene exposure have been based on the mortality experience of the rubber hydrochloride worker cohort…”
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Mortality study of workers employed in 1,3-butadiene production units identified from a large chemical workers cohort by Ward, Elizabeth M., Fajen, John M., Ruder, Avima M., Rinsky, Robert A., Halperin, William E., Fessler-Flesch, Cindy A.

“…The IARC has given the designations of “sufficient evidence” of carcinogenicity of 1,3-butadiene in experimental animals and “limited evidence” of…”
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A message from the editor. Health disparities by Rinsky, R A

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Study of mortality among chemical workers in the Kanawha Valley of West Virginia by Rinsky, R A, Ott, G, Ward, E, Greenberg, H, Halperin, W, Leet, T

“…To assess the mortality experience of a cohort of chemical workers in the Kanawha Valley of West Virginia, 29,139 males who worked at any one of three…”
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Mortality Study of Workers in 1,3-Butadiene Production Units Identified from a Chemical Workers Cohort by Ward, Elizabeth M., Fajen, John M., Ruder, Avima M., Rinsky, Robert A., Halperin, William E., Fessler-Flesch, Cindy A.

“…The International Agency for Research on Cancer has given the designations of "sufficient evidence" of carcinogenicity of 1,3-butadiene in experimental animals…”
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A case-control study of leukemia at a naval nuclear shipyard by Stern, F B, Waxweiler, R A, Beaumont, J J, Lee, S T, Rinsky, R A, Zumwalde, R D, Halperin, W E, Bierbaum, P J, Landrigan, P J, Murray, Jr, W E

“…A matched case-control study was conducted of 53 leukemia deaths and of 212 controls within a previously studied cohort of 24,545 on-shore workers employed…”
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Case-control study of lung cancer in civilian employees at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine by Rinsky, R A, Melius, J M, Hornung, R W, Zumwalde, R D, Waxweiler, R J, Landrigan, P J, Bierbaum, P J, Murray, Jr, W E

“…Case-control analysis of deaths due to lung cancer (International Classification of Diseases, Eighth Revision, code 162) among persons who worked at the…”
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Benzene and Leukemia: An Epidemiologic Risk Assessment by Rinsky, Robert A.

“…To assess quantitatively the association between benzene and leukemia, we evaluated the rate of mortality experienced by a cohort occupationally exposed to…”
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Data on lung cancer in radiation workers by Rinsky, R A, Landrigan, P J

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Leukaemia in benzene workers by Infante, P F, Rinsky, R A, Wagoner, J K, Young, R J

“…Workers occupationally exposed to benzene in 1940-49 were followed for vital status up to 1975. In comparison with two control populations, a significant (P…”
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Hematologic effects of benzene: a thirty-five year longitudinal study of rubber workers by Hornung, R W, Ward, E, Morris, J A, Rinsky, R A

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A message from the editor by Rinsky, R A

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A potential terrorist threat of a toxic substance released into the environment by Rinsky, R A

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Cancer mortality at a Naval Nuclear Shipyard by Rinsky, R A, Zumwalde, R D, Waxweiler, R J, Murray, Jr, W E, Bierbaum, P J, Landrigan, P J, Terpilak, M, Cox, C

“…To evaluate a reported five-fold increase in leukaemia mortality among workers exposed to ionising radiation at Portsmouth (New Hampshire) Naval Shipyard…”
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Editorial by Rinsky, R. A.

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The application of epidemiology to the prevention of occupational cancer by Landrigan, P J, Rinsky, R A

“…Epidemiology attempts to establish a quantitative causality which is essential in preventive medicine strategies for occupational cancer. By studying carefully…”
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