Cancer Insulation workers who were exposed to asbestos and employed before 1960 experienced an increased likelihood of lung cancer. If a group of insulation workers has a cumulative total of 10
Find the rate of growth of the number of workers with lung cancer in a group as described by the following first dates of employment. Source: Observation and Inference: An Introduction to the Methods of Epidemiology.
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