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Correction

Correction: Saito et al. Sex-Specific Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases, Lung and Ovarian Cancer in Municipalities with High Asbestos Consumption, Brazil, 2000–2017. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 3656

by
Cézar Akiyoshi Saito
1,
Marco Antonio Bussacos
1,
Leonardo Salvi
2,
Carolina Mensi
3,*,
Dario Consonni
3,
Fernando Timoteo Fernandes
1,
Felipe Campos
2,
Franciana Cavalcante
2 and
Eduardo Algranti
1,*
1
Fundacentro, Ministério do Trabalho e Previdência, São Paulo 05409-002, Brazil
2
Programa de Saúde Ambiental e de Saúde do Trabalhador, Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador 40110-040, Brazil
3
Occupational Health Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(11), 6720; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116720
Submission received: 5 May 2022 / Accepted: 18 May 2022 / Published: 31 May 2022

Error in Table 1 Title

In the original publication [1], there was a mistake in the title for Table 1 as published. The title has incorrect wording. The two columns “Brazil” refer to the total number of cases of ARD-T, lung and ovarian cancers in adults of 30 years or more and not to “all others”.
The correct title appears below.
Table 1. Number of deaths (n) with records of ARD-T, and lung and ovarian cancer in the 29 municipalities (H-ASB) and for all Brazilian municipalities, 2000–2017.

Error in Table 2 Number

In the original publication [1], there was a mistake in Table 2 as published. The typical asbestos-related diseases (ARD-T) number for men is 357 instead of 257. The corrected Table 2 appears below.
Table 2. Number of deaths (n), from pooled and individual ARD-T, and lung and ovarian cancer in the H-ASB municipalities and the standardized rate ratios (SRR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) compared to the reference group, Brazil, 2000–2017. Standard population: Brazil 2010.
Table 2. Number of deaths (n), from pooled and individual ARD-T, and lung and ovarian cancer in the H-ASB municipalities and the standardized rate ratios (SRR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) compared to the reference group, Brazil, 2000–2017. Standard population: Brazil 2010.
Disease (ICD-10 Code)MenWomen
nSRR95% CInSRR95% CI
Typical asbestos-related diseases (ARD-T)3572.562.27–2.881361.190.99–1.43
   Mesothelioma (C45X)1941.701.45–1.991141.170.95–1.43
   Asbestosis (J61)976.354.86–8.28141.860.96–3.39
   Pleural plaques (J92.0)665.063.69–6.8980.860.35–1.79
Lung cancer (C34)32,6041.331.31–1.3420,7351.191.17–1.20
Ovarian cancer (C56)---84461.341.31–1.37
Abbreviations: SRR, standardized rate ratios; CI, confidence interval.
The authors apologize for any inconvenience caused and state that the scientific conclusions are unaffected. The original publication has also been updated.

Reference

  1. Saito, C.A.; Bussacos, M.A.; Salvi, L.; Mensi, C.; Consonni, D.; Fernandes, F.T.; Campos, F.; Cavalcante, F.; Algranti, E. Sex-Specific Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases, Lung and Ovarian Cancer in Municipalities with High Asbestos Consumption, Brazil, 2000–2017. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 3656. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
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Saito, C.A.; Bussacos, M.A.; Salvi, L.; Mensi, C.; Consonni, D.; Fernandes, F.T.; Campos, F.; Cavalcante, F.; Algranti, E. Correction: Saito et al. Sex-Specific Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases, Lung and Ovarian Cancer in Municipalities with High Asbestos Consumption, Brazil, 2000–2017. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 3656. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 6720. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116720

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Saito CA, Bussacos MA, Salvi L, Mensi C, Consonni D, Fernandes FT, Campos F, Cavalcante F, Algranti E. Correction: Saito et al. Sex-Specific Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases, Lung and Ovarian Cancer in Municipalities with High Asbestos Consumption, Brazil, 2000–2017. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 3656. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(11):6720. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116720

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Saito, Cézar Akiyoshi, Marco Antonio Bussacos, Leonardo Salvi, Carolina Mensi, Dario Consonni, Fernando Timoteo Fernandes, Felipe Campos, Franciana Cavalcante, and Eduardo Algranti. 2022. "Correction: Saito et al. Sex-Specific Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases, Lung and Ovarian Cancer in Municipalities with High Asbestos Consumption, Brazil, 2000–2017. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 3656" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 11: 6720. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116720

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