The merits and limits of pooling data from nuclear power worker studies
A partir de données portant sur 308 297 salariés du nucléaire en France, au Royaume-Uni et aux Etats-Unis, cette étude de cohorte internationale évalue l'association entre une exposition professionnelle prolongée à de faibles doses de rayonnements ionisants et le risque de décès par leucémie, lymphome ou myélome multiple
Nuclear power plant workers are exposed to various sources of occupational radiation and are a suitable population to investigate the effects of low and protracted exposure. Thus, since the 1970s, analyses have been done of data from a single power plant from one country, several plants from one country, and several plants from several countries. However, comparisons between results are hampered by different designs and different inclusion criteria. Risk estimates very between studies and larger studies or pooled analyses are needed to increase precision.