Mean cancer mortality rates in low versus high elevation counties in Texas

Dose-Response

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 448-455

  Hart, John ^a  

^a Sherman College of Chiropractic   (United States)

Author keywords

Background radiation; Cancer; Mortality; Radiation effects; Texas

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649414140     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15593258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2203/dose-response.09-047.Hart     Document Type: Article

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