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. 2021 Feb 17;15(3):753–763. doi: 10.1002/1878-0261.12925

Table 2.

Overview of studies estimating the occupational lung cancer burden (PAFs) related to selected process‐generated substances and the source of the estimated exposure prevalence in different types of studies.

Reference Where, when Population attributable fractions (%) Source of proportion exposed
Respirable crystalline silica Welding fumes Diesel engine exhaust
Men Women Men Women Men Women
Boffetta et al. [16] France, 2000 0.5 0.07 SUMER 1994 survey
Olsson et al. [66] CEE, 1998–2002 4.9 2.2 IARC CEE case–control study
De Matteis et al. [67] Italy, 2002–2005 5.7 EAGLE case–control study
Rushton et al. 2010 [68] GB, 2005 4.2 0.4 0.7 0.1 3.0 0.5 CAREX 1990–1993, Labour Force Survey
Labrèche et al. [3] Canada, 2011 4.4 0.2 2.4 0.08 4.3 0.2 CAREX Canada
Marant Micallef et al. [4] France, 2015 1.5 0.1 1.4 0.1 SUMER 2003 survey