Risk of lung cancer associated with residential radon exposure in south-west England: A case-control study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 394-408

  Darby, S ^a,h   Whitley, E ^a,b   Silcocks, P ^a,c   Thakrar, B ^a,d   Green, M ^e   Lomas, P ^e   Miles, J ^e   Reeves, G ^a   Fearn, T ^f   Doll, R ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^h RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case control study; Error; Lung cancer; Measurement; Radon; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG CARCINOGENESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 7344223258     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.506     Document Type: Article

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