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Table 3: Observed and Expected Lung Cancer Deaths Among Workers Exposed to Glass Wool Fibers by Study  Author  Observed  Expected  SMR Shannon et al (1987) 19  9.53  199* Enterline et al (1987) a 207  167  124*   207  187.1  111 Marsh et al (1990) a 340  304  111.8*   280  246.6  113.5* Simonato et al (1987) 46  33.1  139* Boffetta et al (1992) >30 years latency 14    2.43* (Relative Risk) * p<0.05 a Includes two plants where exposures were to both fibrous glass wool and filaments SMR=Standardized Mortality Ratio=how many deaths would have occurred if the expected number of deaths was 100. BACK TO WHERE YOU WERE

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