Short- versus long-term radon detectors: a comparative study in Galicia, NW Spain

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1121-1126

  Ruano Ravina, A ^a,b,c   Castro Bernardez M ^d   Sande Meijide, M ^e   Vargas, A ^f   Barros Dios, J M ^a,c,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b Galician Agency for Health Technology Assessment   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d Galician Regional Health Authority   (Spain)

^e Ourense Hospital Complex   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^g Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Correlation studies; Lung neoplasms; Radon; Radon daughters

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; COASTAL ZONES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORRELATION METHODS; RADON;

CASE-CONTROL STUDY; CORRELATION STUDIES; GEOGRAPHIC AREA; LUNG NEOPLASMS;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; RADON DAUGHTER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BUILDING; COASTAL ZONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; RADON; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; VENTILATION;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; SPAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; GEOGRAPHY; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 44149125058     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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