Prediction of residential radon exposure of the whole Swiss population: Comparison of model-based predictions with measurement-based predictions

Indoor Air

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 406-416

  Hauri, D D ^a,b   Huss, A ^c   Zimmermann, F ^d   Kuehni, C E ^e   Roosli M ^a,b  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; Household predictions; Indoor radon concentration; Measurement based predictions; Model based predictions; Population based predictions

Indexed keywords

FLOORS; HOUSING; IONIZING RADIATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; RADON;

COMPARISON OF MODELS; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; HOUSEHOLD PREDICTION; HUMAN EXPOSURES; INDOOR RADON CONCENTRATIONS; MEASUREMENT-BASED PREDICTION; MODEL-BASED PREDICTION; POPULATION-BASED PREDICTION; RADON EXPOSURE; RADON LEVEL;

FORECASTING;

RADON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; HOUSEHOLD PREDICTIONS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDOOR RADON CONCENTRATION; INFANT; MEASUREMENT-BASED PREDICTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL-BASED PREDICTIONS; POPULATION-BASED PREDICTIONS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SWITZERLAND; THEORETICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; HOUSEHOLD PREDICTIONS; INDOOR RADON CONCENTRATION; MEASUREMENT-BASED PREDICTIONS; MODEL-BASED PREDICTIONS; POPULATION-BASED PREDICTIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADON; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884210757     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12040     Document Type: Article

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