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Nature 431, 7 (2 September 2004) | doi:10.1038/431007a; Published online 1 September 2004

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Microchip industry proposes broad survey of worker health

Geoff Brumfiel

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Critics call for fully independent review

Makers of microchips are planning a study of more than 200,000 people to determine whether workers in semiconductor plants have an increased risk of cancer.The Semiconductor Industry Association, a trade group representing nearly 100 US-based companies, announced on 20 August that it was seeking proposals for the study, which will use the health records of workers in US microchip plants.

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