Residential radon exposure and brain cancer: an ecological study in a radon prone area (Galicia, Spain)
Abstract We aimed to know if radon concentration is associated with municipal mortality due to brain cancer in Galicia, Spain. We designed an ecological study taking as study unit Galician municipalities. To be included, municipalities had to have at least three radon measurements. We correlated rad...
Main Authors: | Alberto Ruano-Ravina, Nuria Aragonés, Karl T. Kelsey, Mónica Pérez-Ríos, María Piñeiro-Lamas, Gonzalo López-Abente, Juan M. Barros-Dios |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-06-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03938-9 |
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