Lung cancer in never-smokers: A case-control study in a radon-prone area (Galicia, Spain)

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 994-1001

  Torres Durán, María ^a   Ruano Ravina, Alberto ^b,c   Parente Lamelas, Isaura ^d   Leiro Fernández, Virginia ^a   Abal Arca, José ^d   Montero Martínez, Carmen ^e   Pena Álvarez, Carolina ^f   González Barcala, Francisco Javier ^g   Castro Añón, Olalla ^h   Golpe Gómez, Antonio ^g   Martínez, Cristina ⁱ   Mejuto Martí, María José ^j   Fernández Villar, Alberto ^a   Barros Dios, Juan Miguel ^b,c,k  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COMPLEX OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d Ourense Hospital Complex   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL MONTECELO   (Spain)

^g University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

^h Hospital Lucus Augusti   (Spain)

ⁱ University Hospital of Asturias   (Spain)

^j Universidad de La Coruña   (Spain)

^k HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; TOBACCO SMOKE; PASSIVE SMOKING;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NEVER SMOKER; PRIMARY TUMOR; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SPAIN; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CLINICAL TRIAL; HOUSING; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PASSIVE SMOKING; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADON; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 84907509706     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00017114     Document Type: Article

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