German Wismut Uranium Miners Cohort Study (WISMUT)
WISMUT aims to investigate the health consequences of occupational exposure to radiation and dust. The cohort includes around 59,000 male former miners employed for at least 6 months from 1946 to 1989 at the former Wismut uranium company in East Germany. The study was established in 1993, collecting data on the cohort using Wismut's personnel files to estimate the exposure to radiation and dust. Since 1998, passive mortality follow-up for the cohort has been performed every five years.
Study design
Cohort - occupational
Number of participants at first data collection
58,987 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
Male
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1946 (work records)
Primary Institutions
Federal Office for Radiation Protection (Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz, BfS)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
European Commission
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Employer data
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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