Correction to: British Journal of Cancer (2006) 94, 1079–1085. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603031

Owing to an author error, the data presented in Figure 5 were incorrect. The correct data are presented in a revised Figure 5, shown below:

Figure 5
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SMRs for colorectal cancer deaths by sex and country of birth, England & Wales, 2001–2003. Solid bars indicate SMRs for which 95% confidence intervals exclude 100.