Lung cancer risks from residential radon among smokers and non-smokers

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 22, Issue 3 A, 2002, Pages

  Enflo, Anita ^a,b  

^a Swedish Radiation Protection Institute ^*  (Sweden)

^b Swedish Radiation Protection Authority   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; TUMORS;

SMOKING HABITS;

RADIATION PROTECTION;

CIGARETTE SMOKE; RADON;

AGE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILDHOOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LUNG CANCER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKE; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036742032     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/22/3A/309     Document Type: Conference Paper

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