Modeling joint exposures and health outcomes for cumulative risk assessment: The case of radon and smoking

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3688-3711

  Chahine, Teresa ^a   Schultz, Bradley D ^b   Zartarian, Valerie G ^b   Xue, Jianping ^b   Subramanian, S V ^a   Levy, Jonathan I ^a,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined risks; Cumulative exposure; Disadvantaged communities; Health disparities; Indoor air; Lung cancer; Residential radon; Risk assessment; Risk based decisions; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CHEMICAL STRESS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LUNG CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053276350     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8093688     Document Type: Article

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