Lung cancer risk among Czech tin and uranium miners - Comparison of lifetime detriment

Neoplasma

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 255-260

  Tomasek L ^a   Zarska H ^b  

^a NATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b State Office for Nuclear Safety   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Lifetime detriment; Lung cancer; Radon; Tin miners; Uranium miners

Indexed keywords

RADON; TIN; URANIUM;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CZECH REPUBLIC; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINER; MORTALITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

EID: 3142707200     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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