| Document ID (ISN) | 43984 |
| CIS number |
85-693 |
| ISBN(s) |
91-7372-668-0 |
| Year |
1983 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Edling C. |
| Title |
Lung cancer and radon daughter exposure in mines and dwellings |
| Bibliographic information |
Department of Occupational Medicine, Linköping University, 581 85 Linköping, Sweden, 1983. 149p. Illus. Bibl. |
| Abstract |
This M.D. thesis is based on the 5 studies: lung cancer and smoking in a group of iron ore miners; quantitative aspects of radon daughter exposure and lung cancer in underground miners; effects of low-dose radiation - a correlation study; lung cancer and residency - a case-referent study on the possible impact of exposure to radon and its daughters in dwellings; radon in homes - a possible cause of lung cancer. Two case-referent studies are reported involving miners with occupational exposure to radon and radon daughters. Radiation appears to be important for the initiation of lung cancer, and smoking appears to act as a promoter. In mines, exposure to radon and its daughters is associated with a substantial risk for lung cancer complicated by smoking. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
radon daughters; mining industry; radioactive substances; lung cancer |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Sweden; iron ore mining; thesis; smoking; underground mining; radon |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Radiation
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Radon
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Mining and quarrying
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