doi: 10.1093/ije/dys042
Int J Epidemiol. 2012;41:711–21
In this article, on page 716 the sentence “Of note, only 5 men (3 highly exposed and 2 not exposed) out of 1537 cases and 3 men (1 highly exposed and 2 not exposed) out of 1617 controls reported having been diagnosed with silicosis” is wrong. The correct sentence should have read: “Of note, only 5 men (2 with high exposure, 2 with low exposure, 1 not exposed) out of 1537 cases and 3 men (2 highly exposed and 1 not exposed) out of 1617 controls reported having been diagnosed with silicosis”.
As we detected this error while reviewing our data to respond to a letter to the IJE Editor, we would like to thank the letter’s authors, E. Pira and M. Coggiola, for presenting us with this opportunity.
The authors apologise for this error and any confusion caused.