Residential radon and lung cancer in never smokers. A systematic review

Cancer Letters

Volumn 345, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-26

  Torres Durán, María ^a,b   Barros Dios, Juan Miguel ^a,c,d   Fernández Villar, Alberto ^b   Ruano Ravina, Alberto ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COMPLEX OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lung neoplasms; Never smokers; Radon; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

RADON; TOBACCO SMOKE;

CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SHORT SURVEY; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEVER SMOKERS; RADON; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADON; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84893807068     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: 18727980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2013.12.010     Document Type: Review

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