Evaluating the health benefits and cost-effectiveness of the radon remediation programme in domestic properties in Northamptonshire, UK

Health Policy

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-150

  Denman, Antony ^a,c   Groves Kirkby, Christopher ^a   Coskeran, Thomas ^b   Parkinson, Steven ^a   Phillips, Paul ^c   Tornberg, Roges ^d  

^a NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d Radon Centres Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Health benefit; Radon; Remediation

Indexed keywords

RADON;

AWARENESS; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; PERCEPTION; POPULATION RISK; PREDICTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 20644448588     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.11.005     Document Type: Article

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