County-level radon exposure and all-cause mortality risk among Medicare beneficiaries

Background: Radon is an inert gas formed from the decay of naturally-occurring materials in the earth's crust. It infiltrates into homes from soil, water, and construction materials. Its decay products are radionuclides, which attach to ambient particles. Residential radon is one of the leading...

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Main Authors: Maayan Yitshak-Sade, Annelise J. Blomberg, Antonella Zanobetti, Joel D. Schwartz, Brent A. Coull, Itai Kloog, Francesca Dominici, Petros Koutrakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019307202