Figure 2.
Lung Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates versus PM2.5 levels for 100 counties in North Carolina.*
* Unadjusted linear models. Slopes: Incidence 1.26 per 1 μg/m3 PM2.5 (p-value 0.01) and Mortality 0.73 per 1 μg/m3 PM2.5 (p-values 0.03)
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