Mortality from circulatory system diseases and low-level radon exposure in the French cohort study of uranium miners, 1946-1999

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 373-383

  Nusinovici, Simon ^a   Vacquier, Blandine ^a   Leuraud, Klervi ^a   Metz Flamant, Camille ^a   Caër Lorho, Sylvaine ^a   Acker, Alain ^b   Laurier, Dominique ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b AREVA NP   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Cerebrovascular disease; CeVD; CVD; Ionizing radiation; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

RADON;

CARCINOGEN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; IONIZATION; MINING; MORTALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADON; URANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINER; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; URANIUM MINE;

FRANCE;

EID: 77956235557     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.2896     Document Type: Article

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