Attributable lung cancer risk from radon in homes may be low [2]

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7500, 2005, Pages 1151-

  Puskin, Jerome S ^a   Pawel, David J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; HOME; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; AIR POLLUTANT; HOUSING; LUNG TUMOR; NOTE; RADIATION INJURY; RISK FACTOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; HOUSING; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADON; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 18844431328     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

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