Health effects of residential radon: A European perspective at the end of 2002

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 321-329

  Darby, Sarah C ^a   Hill, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MINER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0142029509     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006195     Document Type: Article

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