A case-referent study of myocardial infarction is ongoing since the beginning of 1992. Data on chemical and psychosocial occupational factors are investigated, as well as social and individual risk factors. The purpose of the present study is to analyze the risk of myocardial infarction in relation to motor exhausts and other combustion products. The exposure to organic solvents, lead and dynamite will also be investigated. The occupational histories of 4600 cases and referents are evaluated and coded by an industrial hygienist. The study will be reported in 1997-1998.
Financial support: Swedish Council for Work Life Research.