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ArticleBMJ open2017

Copenhagen Airport Cohort: air pollution, manual baggage handling and health.

Karina Lauenborg Møller, Charlotte Brauer, Sigurd Mikkelsen, Steffen Loft, Erik B Simonsen, Henrik Koblauch, Stine Hvid Bern, Tine Alkjær, Ole Hertel, Thomas Becker and 3 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Karina Lauenborg MøllerNational Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Charlotte BrauerDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Sigurd MikkelsenDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Steffen LoftSection of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Erik B SimonsenDepartment of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Henrik KoblauchDepartment of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Stine Hvid BernDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Tine AlkjærDepartment of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ole HertelDepartment of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark.
Thomas BeckerDepartment of Environmental Science-Emission Modelling & Environmental Geography, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark.
Karin Helweg LarsenNational Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jens Peter BondeDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Lau Caspar ThygesenNational Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Bispebjerg Hospital · DKUniversity of Copenhagen · DKUniversity of Southern Denmark · DKAarhus University · DK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeCopenhagen Airport Cohort 1990-2012 presents a unique data source for studies of health effects of occupational exposure to air pollution (ultrafine particles) and manual baggage handling among airport employees. We describe the extent of information in the cohort and in the follow-up based on data linkage to the comprehensive Danish nationwide health registers. In the cohort, all information is linked to the personal identification number that also is used in Denmark Statistics demographic and socioeconomic databases and in the nationwide health registers.

participantsThe cohort covers 69 175 men in unskilled positions. The exposed cohort includes men in unskilled jobs employed at Copenhagen Airport in the period 1990-2012 either as baggage handlers or in other outdoor work. The reference cohort includes men in unskilled jobs working in the greater Copenhagen area. FINDINGS TO DATE: The cohort includes environmental Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements in Copenhagen Airport, information on job function/task for each calendar year of employment between 1990 and 2012, exposure to air pollution at residence, average weight of baggage lifted per day and lifestyle. By linkage to registers, we retrieved socioeconomic and demographic data and data on healthcare contacts, drug subscriptions, incident cancer and mortality. FUTURE PLANS: The size of the cohort and the completeness of the register-based follow-up allow a more accurate assessment of the possible health risks of occupational exposure to ultrafine particles and manual baggage handling at airports than in previous studies. We plan to follow the cohort for the incidence of ischaemic heart diseases, cerebrovascular disease, lung and bladder cancer, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and further for associations between heavy manual baggage handling and musculoskeletal disorders.

trial registrationnumber 2012-41-0199.

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AirportsAdultAgedAir PollutionCerebrovascular DisordersCohort StudiesDenmarkFollow-Up StudiesGeographic Information SystemsHealth SurveysHeart DiseasesHumansIncidenceLiftingLung Diseases, ObstructiveLung NeoplasmsParticulate Matterair pollutionairportbaggage handlingcohort profileoccupational exposureultrafine particles

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PMID28478397
PMCPMC5777468
OpenAlexW2611297794

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