Mustard gas exposure and mortality among retired workers at a poisonous gas factory in Japan: a 57-year follow-up cohort study

Objectives

Mustard gas (MG) has been the most widely used chemical warfare agent in the past century. However, few but conflicting data exist on the effects of MG exposure on long-term mortality. We investigated MG-related mortality in retired workers at a poisonous gas factory.

Methods

We assessed mortality rates among 2392 male and 1226 female workers, whose vital status could be determined through 31 December 2009, at a...