Lung cancer risk from residential radon: Meta-analysis of eight epidemiologic studies

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-57

  Lubin, Jay H ^a,c   Boice Jr , John D ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MINING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031019579     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/89.1.49     Document Type: Article

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