Residential radon exposure and lung cancer: Potential for pooled or meta-analysis

Journal of Clean Technology, Environmental Toxicology and Occupational Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 207-221

  Neuberger, John S ^a   Harley, Naomi H ^b   Kross, Burton C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Lung cancer; Meta analysis; Pooling; Radon; Residential studies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LUNG CANCER; LUNG CARCINOGENESIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030316619     PISSN: 10521062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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