Lung Cancer's Association with Elevation. (IMAGE)

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Lung Cancer's Association with Elevation.

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In the left hand panel, lung cancer incidence is plotted against elevation for western US counties. Darker counties have higher populations and thus lower observational errors. The right hand panel shows the association when accounting for additional factors, such as smoking and education.

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Simeonov and Himmelstein

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