Indoor radon exposure and lung cancer risk: A review of case-control studies;Exposition domestique au radon et risque de cancer du poumon: Bilan des études cas-témoins

Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 161-171

  Baysson, H ^a   Tirmarche, M ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Lung cancer risk; Radon

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; PUBLICATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SMOKING; TIME; TOBACCO;

EID: 2442657588     PISSN: 03987620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0398-7620(04)99037-2     Document Type: Article

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