Factors contributing to elevated indoor radon in the Paso Del Norte region of the Texas-Mexico border: Information for physicians

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 701-706

  Cech, Irina ^a   Burau, Keith D ^a   Al Hashimi, Radhiya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic information systems; House material; Indoor air; Radon; Texas Mexico border

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; RADIUM; RADON; TAP WATER; WATER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HOME; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MEXICO; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SOIL; UNITED STATES; AIR POLLUTANT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; RADIATION MONITORING; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MEXICO; RADIATION MONITORING; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; TEXAS; WATER POLLUTION, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 67650315201     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181a940d0     Document Type: Article

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