Using the European Community Radon Software to estimate the individual health benefits of a domestic radon remediation programme

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-89

  Denman, A R ^a,b   Groves Kirkby, Chris J ^a   Phillips, Paul S ^b   Tornberg, R ^c  

^a NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Radon Centres Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; HEALTH RISKS; RADON; REMEDIATION; SMOKE;

INDIVIDUAL RISK; SMOKING HABITS;

RADIOLOGY;

RADON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

AIR POLLUTION, RADIOACTIVE; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPEAN UNION; HOUSING; HUMANS; RADON; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE;

EID: 1842452096     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/24/1/007     Document Type: Article

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