| ID (ISN) del documento | 58134 |
| Número CIS |
92-1001 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0098-7484 - Journal of the American Medical Association |
| Año |
1989 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Roscoe R.J., Steenland K., Halperin W.E., Beaumont J.J., Waxweiler R.J. |
| Título |
Lung cancer mortality among nonsmoking uranium miners exposed to radon daughters |
| Información bibliográfica |
4 Aug. 1989, Vol.262, No.5, p.629-633. 23 ref. |
| Resumen |
In a follow-up study (1950-1984) of 516 nonsmoking uranium miners, 14 deaths from lung cancer were observed compared with 1.1 expected in a reference group of nonsmoking nonminers, yielding an overall standardised mortality ratio of 12.7. Working level months (WLM) of exposure to radon daughters were estimated and it was concluded that there is a 12-fold mortality risk of lung cancer for nonsmoking uranium miners exposed to radon daughters at a median level of 296 WLM, when compared with nonsmoking nonminers. Results confirm that exposure to radon daughters in the absence of cigarette smoking is a potent cancer-causing factor that should be strictly controlled. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
radiación ionizante; Estados Unidos; minas de uranio; cáncer de pulmón; productos de filiales del radón |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
radón; fumadores; valoración estadística; encuesta epidemiológica; valoración de la exposición |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| País / Estado o Provincia | Estados Unidos |
| Tema(s) |
Minas y canteras
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos físicos
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Inorganic substances
Mining and quarrying
Ionizing radiation
Radon
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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