Czech studies of lung cancer risk from radon

International Journal of Low Radiation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 50-62

  Tomasek, L ^a   Placek, V ^a   Muller, T ^a   Heribanova, A ^b   Matzner, J ^b   Burian, I ^c   Holecek, J ^c  

^a NATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b State Office for Nuclear Safety   (Czech Republic)

^c National Institute of Nuclear Chemical Biological Protection   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

cohort study; Lung cancer; radon; relative risk; uranium miners

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744820371     PISSN: 14776545     EISSN: 17419190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLR.2003.003486     Document Type: Article

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