Research Watch, Litigation Watch: Welding Fumes, February 2006
February 1, 2006
| Parkinson's disease and other basal ganglia or movement disorders in a large nationwide cohort of Swedish welders |
JOURNA:L Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2006 Feb;63(2):135-40.
INTRODUCTION: Although it has been hypothesized that metal welding and flame cutting are associated with an increased risk for Parkinson's disease due to manganese released in the welding fume, few rigorous cohort studies have evaluated this risk.
METHODS: The authors examined the relation between employment as a welder and all basal ganglia and movement disorders in Sweden using nationwide and population based registers. All men recorded as …
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