Radon and skin cancer in southwest England: An ecologic study

Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-52

  Wheeler, Benedict W ^a   Allen, James ^a   Depledge, Michael H ^a   Curnow, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN CANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RADON; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83655167098     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31823b6139     Document Type: Article

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