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Table 2 Mortality from all neoplasms in selected industrial cohorts with high exposure levels to PolyChlorinated Dibenzo Dioxins and Furans (adapted from IARC 1997, ref [6]).

From: Epidemiological approaches in the investigation of environmental causes of cancer: the case of dioxins and water disinfection by-products

Reference

No. deaths

SMR (95% CI)

IARC International cohort

  

Kogevinas et al 1997, ref [29]

394

1.2 (1.1-1.3)

Industrial populations (high exposure sub-cohorts)

Steenland et al 1999, ref [30]

40

1.6 (1.2-1.8)

Becher et al 1996, ref [31]

105

1.3 (1.0-1.5)

Hooiveld et al 1997, ref [32]

51

1.5 (1.1-1.9)

Ott & Zober 1996, ref [33]

18

1.9 (1.1-3.0)