Deepwater Horizon oil spill exposures and nonfatal myocardial infarction in the GuLF STUDY

Deepwater Horizon oil spill exposures and nonfatal myocardial infarction in the GuLF STUDY

Abstract Background Workers involved in the response and clean-up of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill faced possible exposures to crude oil, burning oil, dispersants and other pollutants in addition to physical and emotional stress. These exposures may have increased risk of myocardial infarctio...

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Main Authors: Jean Strelitz, Lawrence S. Engel, Richard K. Kwok, Aubrey K. Miller, Aaron Blair, Dale P. Sandler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
Oil spill
Deepwater Horizon
Myocardial infarction
Disaster epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-018-0408-8

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