Estimating the attributable risk of residential radon among nonsmoking women: Initial results and methodologic challenges

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Alavanja, Michael C R ^a   Brownson, Ross C ^a   Benichou, Jacques ^a   Boice, John ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

POPULATION ATTRIBUTABLE RISK;

RADON;

RADON;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0030844421     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(96)00213-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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