Radon control activities for lung cancer prevention in national comprehensive cancer control program plans, 2005-2011

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Neri, Antonio ^a   Stewart, Sherri L ^b   Angell, William ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; POLLUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; RADON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884218438     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd10.120337     Document Type: Article

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