nickel: Nickel smelters in South Wales
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Nickel smelters in South Wales
Description
The data concern a cohort of nickel smelting workers in South Wales,
with information on exposure, follow-up period, and cause of death.
Usage
nickel
Format
A data frame containing 679 observations of the following 7 variables:
idsubject identifier (numeric).
icdICD cause of death if dead, 0 otherwise (numeric).
exposureexposure index for workplace (numeric)
dobdate of birth (numeric).
age1stage at first exposure (numeric).
ageinage at start of follow-up (numeric).
ageoutage at end of follow-up (numeric).
Details
Taken from the “Epi” package by Bendix Carstensen et al.
For comparison purposes,
England and Wales mortality rates (per 1,000,000 per annum)
from lung cancer (ICDs 162 and 163),
nasal cancer (ICD 160), and all causes, by age group and calendar period, are
supplied in the data set ewrates.
Source
N.E. Breslow and N. Day (1987). Statistical Methods in Cancer
Research. Volume II: The Design and Analysis of Cohort Studies,
IARC Scientific Publications, Lyon.
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Nickel smelters in South Wales
Description
The data concern a cohort of nickel smelting workers in South Wales, with information on exposure, follow-up period, and cause of death.
Usage
nickelFormat
A data frame containing 679 observations of the following 7 variables:
idsubject identifier (numeric).
icdICD cause of death if dead, 0 otherwise (numeric).
exposureexposure index for workplace (numeric)
dobdate of birth (numeric).
age1stage at first exposure (numeric).
ageinage at start of follow-up (numeric).
ageoutage at end of follow-up (numeric).
Details
Taken from the “Epi” package by Bendix Carstensen et al.
For comparison purposes,
England and Wales mortality rates (per 1,000,000 per annum)
from lung cancer (ICDs 162 and 163),
nasal cancer (ICD 160), and all causes, by age group and calendar period, are
supplied in the data set ewrates.
Source
N.E. Breslow and N. Day (1987). Statistical Methods in Cancer Research. Volume II: The Design and Analysis of Cohort Studies, IARC Scientific Publications, Lyon.
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