Knowledge about indoor radon in the united states: 1990 national health interview survey

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 245-247

  Eheman, Christie R ^a   Ford, Earl ^a   Staehling, Norm ^b   Garbe, Paul ^b  

^a Radiation Studies Branch   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029761185     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1996.9936023     Document Type: Article

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