Radon measurements in underground dwellings from two prefectures in China

Health Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 192-198

  Wang, Zuo Yuan ^a   Lubin, Jay H ^b,c   Wang, Long De ^d   Conrath, Susan ^e   Zhang, Shou Zhi ^a   Kleinerman, Ruth ^b   Shang, Bing ^a   Gao, Shan Xiang ^d   Gao, Ping Ying ^d   Lei, Su Wen ^a   Boice Jr , John D ^b  

^a BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Biostatistics Branch   (United States)

^d Department of Public Health ^*  (China)

^e U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; epidemiology; exposure, radiation

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; HOUSING; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG CARCINOGENESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

EID: 9044236520     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199602000-00006     Document Type: Article

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