Characteristics of the German uranium miners cohort study

Health Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 26-34

  Kreuzer, Michaela ^a   Brachner, Annemarie ^a   Lehmann, Frank ^b   Martignoni, Klaus ^a   Wichmann, H Erich ^c   Grosche, Bernd ^a  

^a BUNDESAMT FÜR STRAHLENSCHUTZ   (Germany)

^b Institution for Statutory Accident Insurancy and Prevention in the Mining Industry   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer; Lungs, human; Mining, uranium; Radon

Indexed keywords

RADON; RADON DAUGHTER; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMANY; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; URANIUM MINE;

EID: 0036283067     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200207000-00003     Document Type: Article

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