Cancer Risk Disparities between Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Populations: The Role of Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution
Author(s) -
Diana Hun,
Jeffrey A. Siegel,
Maria T. Morandi,
Thomas H. Stock,
Richard L. Corsi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.0900925
Subject(s) - environmental health , population , medicine , hazardous air pollutants , toxicology , indoor air quality , air pollution , percentile , cancer , environmental science , pollutant , demography , environmental engineering , chemistry , statistics , sociology , biology , mathematics , organic chemistry
Hispanics are the fastest growing minority group in the United States; however, minimal information is available on their cancer risks from exposures to hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) and how these risks compare to risks to non-Hispanic whites.
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