Adult myeloid leukaemia, geology, and domestic exposure to radon and γ radiation: A case control study in central Italy

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 106-110

  Forastiere, Francesco ^a   Sperati, Alessandra ^a   Cherubini, Giovanni ^b   Miceli, Maria ^a   Biggeri, Annibale ^a   Axelson, Olav ^a  

^a Lazio Regional Health Autority ^*  (Italy)

^b Environmental Physics Laboratory   (Italy)

Author keywords

Building material; Epidemiology; Radiation; Urbanisation

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; GAMMA RADIATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031917954     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.55.2.106     Document Type: Article

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