Mortality and cancer incidence in Misasa, Japan, a spa area with elevated radon levels

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 789-796

  Ye, Weimin ^a,e   Sobue, Tomotaka ^a   Lee, Valerie S ^a   Tanooka, Hiroshi ^a   Mifune, Masaaki ^b,f   Suyama, Akihiko ^c   Koga, Taeko ^d   Morishima, Hiroshige ^d   Kondo, Sohei ^d  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e FUJIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer incidence; Indoor radon exposure; Mortality; Radon spa; Risk

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 0031693629     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1998.tb00630.x     Document Type: Article

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