Lung cancer among uranium miners in the United States.

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• Personal Author:
  Archer VE ; Lundin FE ; Wagoner, Joseph K.
• Description:
  Excess respiratory cancer is shown among all groups of uranium miners having more than 120 Working Level Months of radon daughter exposure, cancer incidence rising with increasing exposure. Factors distorting the exposure-response relationship include cigarettes but permissible levels should not be set in relation to such factors. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Lung Lung Diseases Neoplasms Occupational Health Radiation Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Smokers
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; Lung-cancer; Respiratory-system-disorders; Radioactive-materials; Radiation-hazards; Smoking
• ISSN:
  0017-9078
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  351-371
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00028733
• Citation:
  Health Phys 1973 Oct; 25(4):351-371
• CAS Registry Number:
  Uranium (CAS RN 7440-61-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1974
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Health Physics
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/247385/cdc_247385_DS1.pdf
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