Prediction of the variation in risks from exposure to radon at home or at work

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 146, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 34-37

  Chambers, Douglas B ^a   Stager, Ronald H ^a  

^a SENES Consultants Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADON; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 79960183813     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncr101     Document Type: Article

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