Radon and Lung Cancer

Environmental Toxicants: Human Exposures and Their Health Effects: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1089-1120

  Harley, Naomi H ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Occupational exposure to elevated radon in childhood; Radon and lung cancer; Radon epidemiology in underground mines

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889790701     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470442890.ch29     Document Type: Chapter

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