Mortality among residents of Uravan, Colorado who lived near a uranium mill, 1936-84

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 299-319

  Boice Jr , John D ^a,b   Cohen, Sarah S ^a   Mumma, Michael T ^a   Chadda, Bandana ^a   Blot, William J ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; TUMORS; UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES; URANIUM MINES;

LUNG CANCER; MORTALITY; RADIATION EXPOSURES; URANIUM MILLS;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

URANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEUKEMIA; LIVER CANCER; LIVER DISEASE; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MINING; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UNITED STATES; VITAL SIGN;

ADULT; CAUSALITY; COHORT STUDIES; COLORADO; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADON; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URANIUM;

EID: 34548426110     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/27/3/004     Document Type: Article

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