Residential radon exposure, histologic types, and lung cancer risk. A case - control study in Galicia, Spain

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 951-958

  Barros Dios, Juan Miguel ^a,b,c   Ruano Ravina, Alberto ^a,c   Pérez Ríos, Mónica ^a,c   Castro Bernárdez, Margarita ^a,d   Abal Arca, Jose ^d   Tojo Castro, Marta ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d Hospital of Ourense   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURGERY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LARGE CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SMOKING; SPAIN; TOBACCO;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADON; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 84862882237     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-12-0146-T     Document Type: Article

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