Residential Radon Exposure and Lung Cancer in Sweden
Authors:
- Goran PershagenGPGoran Pershagen
- Gustav AkerblomGAGustav Akerblom
- Olav AxelsonOAOlav Axelson
- Bertil ClavensjoBCBertil Clavensjo
- Lena DamberLDLena Damber
- Gunilla DesaiGDGunilla Desai
- Anita EnfloAEAnita Enflo
- Frederic LagardeFLFrederic Lagarde
- Hans MellanderHMHans Mellander
- Magnus SvartengrenMSMagnus Svartengren
- Gun Astri SwedjemarkGSGun Astri Swedjemark
Open Access
- 20 January 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 330 (3) , 159-164
Abstract
Residential radon is the principal source of exposure to ionizing radiation in most countries. To determine the implications for the risk of lung cancer, we performed a nationwide case-control study in Sweden.Keywords
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