Canadian population risk of radon induced lung cancer: A re-assessment based on the recent cross-Canada radon survey

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 152, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 9-13

  Chen, J ^a   Moir, D ^a   Whyte, J ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; RADIATION RESPONSE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CANADA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADON; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

EID: 84870471677     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncs147     Document Type: Article

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