Effects of residential radon on cancer incidence

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 258, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 519-524

  Lazar I ^a,b   Toth E ^a   Marx, G ^b   Cziegler, I ^a,b   Koteles G J ^c  

^a RAD Lauder Laboratory   (Hungary)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c Jozsef Fodor National Center for Public Health   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; HUNGARY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

EID: 0346363301     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JRNC.0000011745.88739.53     Document Type: Article

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