Residential radon appears to prevent lung cancer

Dose-Response

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 444-464

  Scott, Bobby R ^a  

^a LOVELACE RESPIRATORY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hormesis; Lung cancer; Residential radon; Risk

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HORMESIS; HUMAN; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; LUNG CANCER; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; URANIUM MINE;

EID: 83455250416     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15593258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2203/dose-response.11-027.Scott     Document Type: Article

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